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Subject: Re: To Uri and Hyatt

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 07:59:10 01/18/05

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On January 18, 2005 at 10:47:42, Uri Blass wrote:

>On January 18, 2005 at 08:17:27, Madhavan wrote:
>
>>
>>>>i deny that,strongest program running on a faster hardware should not get a draw
>>>>or lose in many games against super grandmasters,if it does then it is
>>>>considered as not solved
>>>
>>>Solution of chess only means that the solver will never lose a match.
>>>It does not mean not getting a draw or a loss.
>>
>>
>>then consider there are 5 grandmasters and 1 program playing in the tournament
>>that program is said to be "chess solvable",it does not lose to any of the
>>grandmasters but drew with 2 grandmaster
>>one of the grandmaster drew the machine but won all the game against other
>>grandmasters,then that grandmaster will be declared as event winner,but loses
>>few game in another event then what is your point?
>
>The point is that solving chess does not mean being able to win every
>tournament.
>
>Uri


Maybe not but if computers ever solve chess and I doubt it will happen, then
I'll bet no GM will be able to draw a game or else computers will be banned from
all tournaments.  ( Or are they banned already?)
:-)



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