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Subject: Re: A response to Karpov via Fernando

Author: Swaminathan

Date: 05:11:17 10/06/05

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On October 06, 2005 at 07:36:13, Murat wrote:

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>Why would anyone care about losing to computers in chess?
>
>Do you care because your five dollars worth calculator can solve things in a
>second while you may need hours and pen and paper to do the same?

So,Interests in computer chess would go low as some new programmers might decide
not to program a program in chess

Also there will be less participants in chess if there exists a computer that is
near to solving chess.

>Computers are tools, nothing more nothing less. In the future they will be rated
>4000 +elo, so nobody will give a rat’s ass about them after that. They will be
>just another tool you can buy at Wal-Mart for 5 dollars.
>
>I admire Karpov for what he is doing in Chile to encourage playing chess among
>their youth.

FRC should replace chess.

>Murat :.



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