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Subject: Re: Robert question

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 11:44:12 06/30/05

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On June 30, 2005 at 05:26:51, Madhavan wrote:

>On June 29, 2005 at 20:21:30, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On June 29, 2005 at 19:12:01, K. Burcham wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>Robert why do you think that the Hydra vs Adams match was a promotional flop
>>>compared to Deep Blue vs Kasparov?
>>>Why has the press and public not picked up on the Hydra match like they did on
>>>the Deep Blue match?
>>>If you say advertising, then also why the difference in spending?
>>>
>>>kburcham
>>
>>
>>If you are talking to me, perhaps one of several reasons.
>>
>>1.  IBM was the US sponsor.  A huge world-wide and world-known company.  Hydra
>>doesn't have that luxury.
>>
>>2.  "Chess is solved" is the general public perception.  Deep Blue did it, and
>>the interest will _never_ be the same again...  Even when a micro repeats what
>>DB did (and that will happen).
>
>Are you implying Deep Blue did solve the game of chess?

No.  Just that the "public perception" is that happened...


>What happened to Deep Blue?IBM had lost interest in chess years back?issit?
>Chess is solved by Deep Blue doesnt stand true,as there will never be a computer
>to solve chess,Hydra still makes minor mistakes in its evaluation,Deep Blue has
>made a heck lot of mistakes against kasparov,when did DB nearly solve he
>game?Did it play against any other program?Who is the programmer?

Deep thought played against plenty of other programs and basically murdered
them.  I can count only two losses against microcomputers in a 10 year playing
span.  Pretty remarkable.  And if you look at all the ACM / ICCA tournaments
they played in, and how many of those they won, that is also a remarkable list.




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