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

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 09:09:42 05/11/04

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On May 11, 2004 at 11:54:13, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On May 11, 2004 at 07:39:44, Sune Fischer wrote:
>
>>On May 11, 2004 at 07:17:52, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>>
>>>On May 10, 2004 at 13:36:24, Sune Fischer wrote:
>>>
>>>try to learn some chess instead of trying to comment as a layman onto chess
>>>positions.
>>>
>>
>>With eyes shut eh?
>>
>>http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?364557
>>
>>-S.
>
>
>Yes.  This was tested the wrong way.
>
>You need to take the weakest program you can find and let it play the black
>pieces.  Further weaken it by giving it a limited search depth.  Take the
>strongest program you can find and give it the white pieces.  Play the game.  If
>white wins, it proves black was busted and had played poorly up to that point.
>
>Vincent said so...
>
>Isn't it obvious???
>
>The bad thing is that that is the most scientific test I have ever seen him do.
>:)

Note the subtle point, if he criticizes Junior for playing bad it will at the
same time weaken his other pet case, namely that of modern top engines should
play a lot better positionally than DB did.

Quite a pinch.

-S.



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