Author: chandler yergin
Date: 04:35:02 04/29/05
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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.. Apparently not! Someone has some explaining to do! > >Congratulations to the winners! Question: The second stage Prize, as noted was 'awarded' to deep thought in the 1990's. The Rules were that it was to be awarded to 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. This is the Performance record of Deep Thought: page 1 of 1; 24 games Game Result Moves Year Event/Locale Opening 1. Alburt vs Deep Thought 1-0 61 1988 10, USA op-Boston D25 Queen's Gambit Accepted 2. Deep Thought vs Browne 0-1 36 1988 Software Toolworks Ch Pittsburgh PA USA B22 Sicilian, Alapin 3. Igor Ivanov vs Deep Thought 1/2-1/2 44 1988 Ohio A22 English 4. Deep Thought vs Igor Ivanov 1-0 29 1988 Long Beach Californ B01 Scandinavian 5. E Trice vs Deep Thought 1-0 20 1989 Training game B13 Caro-Kann, Exchange 6. Deep Thought vs M Valvo 0-1 48 1989 cr C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit 7. Deep Thought vs K Spraggett 1/2-1/2 48 1989 Edmonton D01 Richter-Veresov Attack 8. Miles vs Deep Thought 0-1 38 1989 Long Beach D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 9. Kasparov vs Deep Thought 1-0 37 1989 New York D20 Queen's Gambit Accepted 10. Deep Thought vs Alburt 0-1 40 1989 1st Harvard Cup 3 G/ B03 Alekhine's Defense 11. Larsen vs Deep Thought 0-1 43 1989 Long Beach A00 Uncommon Opening 12. Gulko vs Deep Thought 1-0 29 1989 1st Harvard Cup 1 G/ A00 Uncommon Opening 13. Deep Thought vs Kasparov 0-1 52 1989 New York B22 Sicilian, Alapin 14. Karpov vs Deep Thought 1-0 65 1990 Harvard ,CBM 17 B12 Caro-Kann Defense 15. Deep Thought vs Bronstein 1-0 22 1992 Game in 15' C31 King's Gambit Declined, Falkbeer Counter Gambit 16. Bronstein vs Deep Thought 1-0 25 1992 New York B20 Sicilian 17. Deep Thought vs Bronstein 1-0 21 1992 Nevada C39 King's Gambit Accepted 18. Deep Thought vs Joel Benjamin 1/2-1/2 48 1993 03, 6/93 ICS Heid C08 French, Tarrasch, Open, 4.ed ed 19. Joel Benjamin vs Deep Thought 0-1 64 1993 02, 6/93 ICS Heid C69 Ruy Lopez, Exchange, Gligoric Variation, 6.d4 20. Joel Benjamin vs Deep Thought 0-1 39 1993 06, 6/93 ICS Heid C80 Ruy Lopez, Open 21. Deep Thought vs Joel Benjamin 1-0 53 1993 01, 6/93-53 ICS Heid B46 Sicilian, Taimanov Variation 22. Deep Thought vs Joel Benjamin 1-0 43 1993 05, 6/93 ICS Heid B06 Robatsch 23. Joel Benjamin vs Deep Thought 1-0 41 1993 04, 6/93-55 ICS Heid D35 Queen's Gambit Declined 24. Deep Thought vs Zarkov 1-0 41 1994 24th ACM Computer Chess Champi C39 King's Gambit Accepted page 1 of 1; 24 games Obviously, Deep Thought did not even come close to meeting the Rules for any Prize! This is outrageous.
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