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Subject: Re: A response to Karpov via Fernando

Author: Roger D Davis

Date: 07:23:10 10/06/05

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On October 06, 2005 at 08:11:17, Swaminathan wrote:

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

Without accumulated opening book knowledge, FRC is even tougher for humans
against computers.

Roger



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