Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 14:59:47 03/13/99
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On March 13, 1999 at 16:56:44, Bert Seifriz wrote: >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! It's not that they don't like losing, they just don't like losing to a *computer*. If Kasparov logged into the ICC, do you think all the other GMs would refuse to play him because they didn't want to lose??? >And all Grandmasters are very likely to lose against computers in all stages >of the game. Oh come on - you aren't that naive, are you? >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! > Have you asked Kasparov or Karpov this? I've never heard either of them admit that they can't win Q vs. R. It is a difficult ending, but if a GM like Walter Browne can win it (and he can) then I'm sure Karpov and Kasparov are up to the task. --Peter
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