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Subject: Re: Are any programs going to play at the National Open?

Author: Bert Seifriz

Date: 13:56:44 03/13/99

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Well, why make so much noise about a well known fact???? You know it,
everynbody knows it, why do you even care to discuss???
I would not go into deep psychology or any far fetched explanations!
The facts are clear and without any doubt: nobody wants to lose!
And all Grandmasters are very likely to lose against computers in all stages
of the game.
To give only one example: As far as I know GM Kasparov is not able to
win with a Queen against a Rook when  you use Ken Thompson's endgame
tablebases. Of course the position should not be mate in one of course,
but let us take just a position with mate in 27, for example, which
is quite a common thing.
Well believe it or not, neither Kasparov nor Karpov can win. They are
helpless!

And yes, a Porsche is somehow faster than the last Marathon winner,
but Porsches are not allowed in any Marathons race! So what?



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