Author: Albert Silver
Date: 07:53:13 06/01/99
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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.
Well, unless I missed something significant in the last 2 weeks (computer was
down), one may be able to buy it in a year or two. Not exactly the machine that
played Kasparov, but the same program running at over 30 million positions a
second. That on one chip mind you.
Albert Silver
> 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.
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