Author: chandler yergin
Date: 10:38:51 04/28/05
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On April 28, 2005 at 13:21:22, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >On April 28, 2005 at 12:19:58, chandler yergin wrote: > >>The Fredkin Prize >> >>It was a three stage prize. The first for the author of the first computer to >>achieve a master chess rating. Awarded to Belle in 1983. The second for the >>first program to produce a 2600 performance rating over 25 consecutive games >>against grandmaster players in long (40 moves in 2 hours or slower) games. >>Awarded to deep thought in the early 1990's. The final stage was to beat the >>world champion in a match. Awarded to IBM in 1997. >> >> "The Computers Won" all three stages.. >> >>Congratulations to the winners! > > >I disagree. We must continue to persuade the computerchess people because >otherwise there is no future for computerchess vs human chess. Persuade them of what exactly? I think the Programmers understand the situation. I think Kasparov, now, understands the situation. The three sad slang words in the English language.. Woulda, shoulda, coulda... followed by.. "if only.." New Theory will be found by 'advanced' chess; humans using the wonderful 'tools' given us by the Scientific efforts of these Programmers. "Congratulations" to them also. Please continue your work, and help make the chess world more exciting for us all!
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