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Subject: Re: Man versus Machine?

Author: Madhavan

Date: 23:38:07 06/14/05

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On June 15, 2005 at 00:57:05, Terry McCracken wrote:

>On June 15, 2005 at 00:05:51, Tony Nichols wrote:
>
>>On June 14, 2005 at 22:35:26, William Sorin wrote:
>>
>>>On June 14, 2005 at 22:19:29, Mark Ryan wrote:
>>>
>>>>Has this been the wrong metaphor all along?
>>>>
>>>>Years ago, Kasparov predicted that the future of chess was in "Advanced Chess"
>>>>(people playing chess with computer assistance).  Now the Freestyle Tournament
>>>>seems to be confirming this prediction.  In the words of Chessbase, " ... we can
>>>>draw first tentative conclusions. One is that the most powerful chess playing
>>>>entity on the planet is a GM armed with a computer."
>>>>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2453
>>>>
>>>>We are the tool-manufacturing species.  We create the tools, and we shape their
>>>>purpose.  In Vancouver, the trains in the SkyTrain system have no drivers, but
>>>>there is a central control room where human beings monitor everything carefully
>>>>and react to unforeseen emergencies.  The level of human involvement has been
>>>>reduced, but it is still there; in fact, it has been isolated to a higher level.
>>>>
>>>>No matter how strong the chess machines become, will they always be stronger
>>>>with a GM at the controls?
>>>>
>>>>Mark
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I wonder then if a 2600 Grandmaster using Fritz could beat any of the Top Ten
>>>human Grandmasters without computer assistance?
>>
>>
>>I would expect a 2600 GM with chessbase and Fritz to crush any human player
>>without. Even at the very top many games are decided by tactical mistakes. Also,
>>   the ability to research an opening at the board would be very useful.
>>Regards
>>Tony
>
>I believe Kasparov could defeat a 2600 rated player, even with the assistance of
>a top program and top PC computer, as long as he knows what he's dealing with.

Excuse me,what exactly is the difference between a 2000 rated player with
computer assistance and a 2600 with the same program running as the first
one?since we are sure both of them were probably going to make all computer
moves


>I'd like to see such a match, but unfortunately he's retired:(
>
>In a sense he was dealing with mutiple GM's when he played Deep Blue, and his
>loss was in the six game match was a fluke, one we'll never see proven
>otherwise:(
>
>Too Bad,
> Terry



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