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Subject: Re: CB quote from Donninger about Hydra.

Author: Vikrant Malvankar

Date: 03:34:10 06/28/05

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On June 27, 2005 at 05:48:15, Steve Glanzfeld wrote:

>On June 27, 2005 at 05:26:12, Günther Simon wrote:
>
>>*Hydra's chief programmer Chrilly Donninger said: “In our quest to prove the
>>power of Hydra we could not have hoped for a better outcome. This is a far more
>>difficult opponent than Kasparov, and Adams has played extremely well. So we are
>>very pleased with the performance of our machine"*
>>
>>IMHO he leaves the ground now...
>>
>>At least two conclusions of above quote are far from reality already.
>
>I agree.
>
>Adams' play against the machine is not representative for super grandmasters. He
>is a guinea pig. No idea of how to play against comps.
>
>What a shame.
>
>I want Anand to play Hydra! He could show why humans are superior still.

Better is to allow Hydra to play in Linares or Dortmund or Corus. That way we
can get games against different opposition and can ascertain Hydra's strength.
>
>Steve



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