Author: george petty
Date: 14:02:30 01/10/00
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On January 10, 2000 at 10:52:12, Amir Ban wrote:
>On January 09, 2000 at 22:21:25, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>
>>You can read the letter at http://www.chesscenter.com/twic/feng.html
>>
>>Your comments?
>>
>>Dave
>
>Shay and I called Kasparov and asked him about it, and here's what he has to say
>(not an exact quote):
>
>There was one short letter from Hsu, which was answered by an even shorter
>letter, and that was the entire discussion.
>
>He felt that the question/proposition was not serious from the business point of
>view.
>
>The answer Hsu got was: Kasparov will play ANY computer, under suitable terms,
>provided the computer is a known entity that has a record against other
>opponents. He remembers that the conversation with Hsu ended after he received
>this answer.
>
>Kasparov told us that he reconfirms this commitment, and cited his agreement to
>play Deep Junior in the coming online tournament. Kasparov told us he will not
>agree to play against a mystery box as Deep Blue was before their match, and
>that the machine should have some public record before it plays him.
>
>Kasaprov also knew that Hsu has been talking to Microsoft about this.
>
>So far from Kasaprov.
>
>We tried to reach Owen Williams to clarify some more things, but couldn't reach
>him. There's some apparent contradiction in the number of messages passed and
>their content, which maybe Owen could clarify, but I don't think it's very
>important, because obviously both sides are telling the same story, but from
>their own point of view.
>
>Hsu bought permission from IBM to build his own version of Deep Blue. He needed
>to build a new chip, to develop new hardware and software, and get a new project
>going on. He needed funding for this project, and he could get it only if
>Kasparov gave prior commitment to play it. Kasparov, by his version, basically
>told him to come back when he has a working machine and a record to prove it.
>With this answer, Hsu could not make progress, and so folded his tent.
>
>I'm guessing that Hsu, a tech person, viewed the fact that he didn't have IBM
>with him, no funding, no project and no machine as temporary technicalities, and
>didn't see these as obstacles to planning a match. Kasparov probably saw it
>differently.
>
>IMO, if Kasparov indeed answered with "come back when you have a machine",
>that's a reasonable reply that does not break his former commitment. However Hsu
>didn't need Kasparov so much to play a match as he needed him to make the entire
>project possible.
>
>Amir
I AGREE WITH YOU 100%. KASPAROV NEEDS A LEVEL PLAYING FIELD AND THE COMPUTER
PRINTOUTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AVAILABLE TO KASPAROV AND THE PUBLIC. SO HE
SHOULD BE CAREFUL PLAYING ANYMORE "MYSTERY BOXS". THERE'S MORE THERE THAN
MEETS THE EYE. HE WOULD BE FOOLISH TO NOT BE CAREFUL AFTER WHAT HAS HAPPENED
IN THE PAST. I THINK KASPAROV IS A VERY REASONABLE AND SMART GUY AS WELL AS
BEING A CHESS GENIUS. AMIR YOUR LETTER WAS INFORMATIVE.
THANK YOU,
GEORGE
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