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Subject: Re: Behind Deep Blue: 3rd print with new Hsu afterword

Author: Vasik Rajlich

Date: 12:05:55 05/08/04

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On May 08, 2004 at 10:11:29, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:

>On May 08, 2004 at 07:18:27, Vasik Rajlich wrote:
>
>>On May 08, 2004 at 04:34:40, Sune Fischer wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>>>You are absulutely right.
>>>>>It is obvious that humans already solved chess so they know if a move is a
>>>>>blunder or not a blunder so you can be sure that all the question marks are
>>>>>correct.
>>>>>
>>>>>It is also obvious that the number of mistakes is what decides the game so if
>>>>>your opponent did 2 mistakes you can let yourself to do one mistake like letting
>>>>>him to force mate and you are not going to lose.
>>>>>
>>>>>:_(
>>>>>
>>>>>Uri
>>>>
>>>>You know, Uri, I have never seen you do anything but post how other people are
>>>>wrong (never with any reasons of course).  Many other people have noticed your
>>>>unending flood of negativity.  It is difficult to consider this post as anything
>>>>other than a flame.  It appears I am going to have to take off the kid gloves
>>>>and dispose of you.
>>>
>>>Isn't it natural to only post if you disagree?
>>>
>>>Anyway, I suspect Uri has a point.
>>>It's not unusual for computers to play "unatural" moves, just think of the
>>>Hedgehog Junior played against Kasparov.
>>>
>>>All the time the GM's were saying how strange Junior's moves were, how "it
>>>showed no understanding of the position" blah blah blah.
>>>
>>>So please explain why Kasparov suddenly had to fight for a draw after 10
>>>questionmark moves from Junior!
>>>
>>>-S.
>>
>>I never thought this day would come - but I agree with Uri here. :-)
>>
>>Sports aren't about beautiful play. Sports are about winning. If someone is
>>playing ugly, and winning, then it's your sense of aesthetics which needs to be
>>reviewed.
>>
>>Computers have a long history of winning ugly. In the recent Fritz-Kasparov and
>>Junior-Kasparov matches, the machines made many many more "mistakes" (according
>>to human opinion) than Kasparov. But - if these mistakes aren't punished - are
>>they really mistakes? Is it a mistake to leave Shaq wide open for three point
>>shots? (Or send him to the line for "free" throws?) It's impossible to speak
>>about objectivity here. You can only look at the results.
>
>However in kasparov-fritz, kasparov at a point needed to make a full point to
>not lose the match. That game fritz has 0.000000000000% of a chance. From start
>to end kasparov completely killed it.
>
>When kasparov wants to win, he will win from the machine.

Unless he's playing against Deep Blue of course ...

Vas

>
>For how many years to go, i do not know.
>
>So far he just toyed with them in matches.
>
>>Vas



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