Author: Roger D Davis
Date: 10:11:35 02/25/05
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On February 25, 2005 at 12:44:19, Zheng Zhixian wrote: >On February 25, 2005 at 10:58:36, Roger D Davis wrote: > >>On February 25, 2005 at 06:26:37, Odd Gunnar Malin wrote: >> >>>On February 25, 2005 at 06:16:39, Uri Blass wrote: >>> >>>>On February 25, 2005 at 02:16:34, Tony Nichols wrote: >>>> >>>>>On February 25, 2005 at 01:43:26, Roger D Davis wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On February 25, 2005 at 01:34:47, James T. Walker wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>On February 24, 2005 at 17:42:33, Roger D Davis wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>On February 24, 2005 at 13:56:22, James T. Walker wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>This statement at the tournament site is interesting. Is it really stronger >>>>>>>>>than even the strongest humans? What about postal chess? >>>>>>>>>Just asking. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>Just think how many games Kasparov or Anand would have to play versus Hydra in >>>>>>>>order for the result to be statistically significant...it would have to be some >>>>>>>>absurd number. And you couldn't make a definitive statement without a >>>>>>>>statistically significant difference. Yet, as far as I know, neither Kasparov or >>>>>>>>Anand has played Hydra. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Well I don't know how many games it would take to be statistically siginificant >>>>>>>but if a program could beat either Kasparov/Anand by say 4-0 or maybe 5-1 I >>>>>>>personally would be convinced. >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>There would, however, be any number of excuses. Moreover, as you might remember, >>>>>>Kaspy was down like 6-0 in his first match against Karpov, and came back to win. >>>>>>But a 4-0 win which definitely raise confidence in Hydra, and set the stage for >>>>>>a big money rematch. >>>>>> >>>>>>Roger >>>>> >>>>>Kasparov did not come back to win his match against Karpov. The match was >>>>>stopped by fide. Kasparov won the next match. >>>>>Regards >>>>>Tony >>>> >>>>kasparov won 3 games in the match and the match was stopped because karpov >>>>wanted to stop it. >>>> >>>>It is clear that karpov felt that he simply cannot win that match(otherwise he >>>>could continue the match). >>>> >>>>Uri >>> >>>I think you got this wrong. If my memory don't try to fool me, both players >>>wanted to continue but the arbiter stoped the match (health problem by Karpov). >>>It was said this was an advantage for Karpov but anyhow he wanted to continue. >>> >>>Odd Gunnar >> >>You wouldn't expect Karpov to say publically, "Hey, thanks for stopping the >>match, it was looking pretty bad for me there." > >Yes, except I recall reading in a book by Kasparov himself that Karpov was also >opposed to ending the match. I dont see why Kasparov would want to claim that, >unless it was true. > >Unless, BOTH of them wanted the match stopped, but didnt want it to be known :) It was certainly a strange turn of events. I guess we'll never know exactly what happened, and why.
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