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Subject: Re: How is Hydra faster and better than Deep Blue?

Author: Madhavan

Date: 09:26:02 06/01/05

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On June 01, 2005 at 09:42:11, Uri Blass wrote:

>On June 01, 2005 at 09:33:09, Mike Hood wrote:
>
>>On May 30, 2005 at 02:02:49, Amir wrote:
>>
>>>Deep Blue could calculate 200 million moves per second. According to what I have
>>>read, Hydra calculates 40 million moves per second. How then is Hydra sees
>>>deeper or is faster than Deep Blue, as is claimed by the authors??
>>
>>It's pure speculation. Both Hydra and Deep Blue have their fans, so there will
>>never be an agreement. Deep Blue was faster, doubtless, but chess programming
>>algorithms have improved since Deep Blue's days. My personal opinion? I just
>>don't know.
>>
>>There's only one way to resolve the issue. Hydra's programmers should challenge
>>Deep Blue to a match, giving IBM adequate time to reassemble the machine. If
>>Deep Blue fails to accept the challenge, Hydra can claim victory by default.
>
>By this reason every program can claim win by default against Deep Blue.
>Deep Blue stopped to play chess and not other programs.

oh what a smart guy!

well,what if Hydra goes on and on winning all computer event beating junior and
other well known programs?

ICGA can hold such a match,hydra will be decided winner by default

same as Kasparov vs Rustam,except that Kasparov delayed.

>Uri



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