Author: Reynolds Takata
Date: 22:35:35 02/01/99
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On February 01, 1999 at 23:35:35, Jeff Anderson wrote: >I am simply saying that it would be no great feat for this program to win, if it >is nurtured to face one particular GM, when if this same program were to face a >player inferior to the GM, might do poorer because it has not spent 6 months >preparing. As I said before, the master section in a large open tournament >would be a true test of the program's strength in relation to humans. >It is like what Kasparov said about Deep Blue after he lost. He said that Deep >Blue would get crushed in normal tournament play, because Deep Blue was a >machine taylored to defeat Gary Kasparov and only Gary Kasparov. > >Also, how will Hiarcs get to display its true strength, when someone, for >example, has prepared theory 30 moves deep in GM x's favorite queen's gambit >line. Indeed it could be said if Hiarcs one the match, that it was not due to >the programs great strength, but to all the preparing humans did before the >match. > >Jeff
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