Author: Thomas Logan
Date: 17:48:26 08/24/04
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On August 24, 2004 at 20:33:08, Derek Paquette wrote: >On August 24, 2004 at 15:50:20, Pallav Nawani wrote: > >>On August 24, 2004 at 14:22:10, Jorge Pichard wrote: >> >>>Hydra is the perfect machine to cruch Kramnik or Kasparov due to the fact that >>>Hydra is NOT commercial like Deeper Blue. I wonder if Hydra is already stronger >>>than Deeper Blue, only if the owner of Deeper Blue can makes it available to >>>play a match against Hydra. >>> >>>Jorge >> >>Reality check: >> >>1. Hydra beat Shredder due to its superior hardware. >>2. Human Vs Machine (like Kasparove Vs Deep Blue) games always have dice loaded >>in favour of machines: >> (a) You can study all the games Kasparove played and accordingly plan your >>openings/tweak your playing style, while Kasparove gets to analyze _none_ of the >>deep blue games. This is a strong (and unfair) advantage. >> (b) Computer programs can use tablebases, allowing them perfect play in >>endings - access to extra knowledge which humans don't have. Can Kasparov >>consult a ending book during a match? >> >>Give kasparov 100 Hydra games to analyze & then play a match against him. He >>will bury Hydra. He was able to go toe to toe with deep blue, a machine a order >>of magnitude faster than Hydra. He can defintely handle Hydra. >> >>Regards, >>Pallav > >Some information for you, >Hydra has ALREADY played more games than kasparov will play in his lifetime on >the playchess server under several accounts, > >Kasparov CAN study hydra games > >If he does, he will realize he cannot win, and decline the match offer, as it >has become clear that humans no longer have the ability to punish, crush or beat >computers in a tournament time control match. I tend to agree But it sure would be fun to watch no matter who wins Tom
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