Author: Eugene Nalimov
Date: 16:29:21 11/11/98
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On November 11, 1998 at 19:02:32, Ed Schröder wrote: >>>Sure Kasparov has a temper. He did badly. But that's not the point. I am >>>pointing at IBM one of the biggest companies on earth. > >>>They made the match a fantastic spectacle. Even now we are still talking >>>about the match all matches. They won and this shocked the chess world. > >>>It's against all chess etiquette not to honor the request of Kasparov for a >>>revenge match. I find this quite a humiliating treatment for the current >>>best chess player on earth. > > >>humiliating yes, and *exactly* what he deserves... I mean he did stand up >>in public and accuse them of cheating... in front of lights and cameras and >>journalists... > >He lost his temper. He was not a good loser. All true. What remains in the >memory of people is a) Kasparov lost b) Deep Blue won c) Kasparov is >a bad loser. So in the end he didn't do himself a favor. > >There is no damage to IBM. There is no damage to Hsu. There is only >damage for Kasparov. Ok, he lost his temper. But he not only said immediately after the match, he repeated it (actually, he even enforced his statement) several times *after*. When people from IBM tried to answer him "We have no way to know what *exactly* happened in multi-CPU environment under a real-time conditions", he answered "I don't beleive you. If you'd want to do so, I'm absolutely sure you'll find a way to do that". He could consult *any* specialist in a concurrent programming (IMHO any CS student will be enough) before doing that statement. And that changes the situation, doesn't it? >>So etiquette has already gone out the window on his part, which leaves me little >>room to fault Hsu and company... > >I am sure Hsu will play again. Programmers always want to play. > > >>>If Vishy Anand asks me for a re-match I say YES no matter if I am in >>>the mood for it or not. I say YES and I will make sure it will happen. >>>That is simply the price you have to pay when you have won. It's >>>an obligation based on chess etiquette. > >>>If you play against such giants then take the etiquette into account. >>>Anything else is showing no respect. In this light shame on IBM >>>lacking respect to world's best chess player and therefore also >>>a slap in the face to the whole chess community. IMO. > >>>About temper... Kasparov lost, Anand lost. Both by surprise. It wasn't >>>expected. We all have seen the face of Kasparov on television when >>>he lost. I have seen Anand's. It's their worst nightmare losing from a >>>computer. > >>>So let them steam off. It means nothing! IBM knows. I know. It's no >>>big deal. It's no excuse for IBM not to play again. > >>>- Ed - > >>steam off is ok. Accusing someone of cheating is something else. How would >>you have reacted if Anand directly accused you of having someone behind the >>scene helping Rebel beat him? I'd bet your perspective would have *instantly* >>changed... Mine would (and did)... > >I would play again. People have a brain. And in case they don't the press >will spell it out. Also, please note that he said "Money for new match should not come from IBM". Who instead of IBM would arrange the match, if the only real winner will be IBM? IMHO Kasparov is scared to death... It's very hard to beat the beast in his favorite tactical style, and he spends too much energy playing strictly positional chess, so he'll be exhausted after several games. So, current situation - IBM won, but there are a lot of opened questions - is benefitical to both sides. Please note that I personally respected Kasparov before the match... I have his books at home, and he struggled - and won - against communist system in the beginning of 80's. Eugene >- Ed -
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