Author: James Swafford
Date: 18:51:48 05/31/99
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On May 31, 1999 at 16:36:53, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote: > I hope not to bore anyone bringing this topic one more time for discussion. > It is often said that Deeper Blue will never return to chess activity because >IBM has nothing to win. > Then my solution is: give IBM something to win by allowing Deeper Blue to play >again. > A world championship match is the answer. If Kasparow really wants a third >match against the machine he has to offer IBM a shot at his world championship, >which would mean a twenty-game match under the usual regulations. > After all, he can say «This is what people want to see, not a Kasparow-Anand >match». He has some experience turning down challengers, I would not be very >surprised if he does it again. > Of course, IBM knows it has little chances of success in a match played under >world championship regulations, but the posibility is interesting. If Deeper >Blue wins then they will really have a big accomplishment to show to the chess >and the non-chess world. >José. Nah. Anybody that knows what 'Deep Blue' is (outside the chess community) remembers it as 'the computer that beat Kasparov.' I don't think taking his title will sway public opinion any - to most, DB has already proven itself invincible (even if we know differently). -- James
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