Author: chandler yergin
Date: 01:44:20 04/24/05
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Let's review the PLayers & their Style of play.
Quoting from Deep Blue's Web Page:
"Although Garry Kasparov and Deep Blue are considered to be two of the greatest
chess "players" in the world, each has a distinct manner of playing the game.
Both have the ability to look at a chessboard, analyze positions, then make the
most optimal move. But the way Deep Blue arrives at the decision to move a
particular piece is very different from Kasparov's method of analysis.
The following is a top ten listing of the dissimilarities between the way Garry
Kasparov and Deep Blue play chess:
[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]
1. Deep Blue can examine and evaluate up to 200,000,000 chess positions per
second
Garry Kasparov can examine and evaluate up to three chess positions per second
2. Deep Blue has a small amount of chess knowledge and an enormous amount of
calculation ability.
Garry Kasparov has a large amount of chess knowledge and a somewhat smaller
amount of calculation ability.
3. Garry Kasparov uses his tremendous sense of feeling and intuition to play
world champion-calibre chess.
Deep Blue is a machine that is incapable of feeling or intuition.
4. Deep Blue has benefitted from the guidance of five IBM research scientists
and one international grandmaster.
Garry Kasparov is guided by his coach Yuri Dokhoian and by his own driving
passion play the finest chess in the world.
5. Garry Kasparov is able to learn and adapt very quickly from his own successes
and mistakes.
Deep Blue, as it stands today, is not a "learning system." It is therefore not
capable of utilizing artificial intelligence to either learn from its opponent
or "think" about the current position of the chessboard.
6. Deep Blue can never forget, be distracted or feel intimidated by external
forces (such as Kasparov's infamous "stare").
Garry Kasparov is an intense competitor, but he is still susceptible to human
frailties such as fatigue, boredom and loss of concentration.
7. Deep Blue is stunningly effective at solving chess problems, but it is less
"intelligent" than even the stupidest human.
Garry Kasparov is highly intelligent. He has authored three books, speaks a
variety of languages, is active politically and is a regular guest speaker at
international conferences.
8. Any changes in the way Deep Blue plays chess must be performed by the members
of the development team between games.
Garry Kasparov can alter the way he plays at any time before, during, and/or
after each game.
9. Garry Kasparov is skilled at evaluating his opponent, sensing their
weaknesses, then taking advantage of those weaknesses.
While Deep Blue is quite adept at evaluating chess positions, it cannot evaluate
its opponent's weaknesses.
10. Garry Kasparov is able to determine his next move by selectively searching
through the possible positions.
Deep Blue must conduct a very thorough search into the possible positions to
determine the most optimal move (which isn't so bad when you can search up to
200 million positions per second).
Of course the "Public" was interested; the Deep Blue Web Page got more
attention & 'impressions' then the Superbowl.
Nascar gets a lot of attention too.
The Hype about the match and the "machine beats man" PR got a lot of attention,
but what was really the Public Perception?
Among Chess Players it was an 'exibition/ match, nothing more or less.
There was no Title at stake, only money.
It was interesting...
I think the 'public perception' was and still is, that IBM should have given
Garry the chance for a 3rd Match, and were very upset & felt insulted that
it was refused.
How dumb do Programmers think the Public is?
Chess Players know that number 7 above is true.
In case you missed it:
7. Deep Blue is stunningly effective at solving chess problems, but it is less
"intelligent" than even the stupidest human.
Most of the Public recognize this also...
Programmers like to think otherwise.
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