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Subject: Re: Here's the plot... ;)

Author: Albert Silver

Date: 07:27:23 01/12/00

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On January 12, 2000 at 02:28:45, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On January 12, 2000 at 00:03:16, Roger wrote:
>
>>On January 11, 2000 at 22:47:20, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>I like your post. At first I thought it was a troll (with the words "Kasparov",
>>>"Hsu" and "Deep Kasparov" in the subject line).
>>>
>>>But your idea is interesting. I don't care if it is feasable or not, it's just
>>>fascinating. Issac Asimov would have written an excellent novel from it and I
>>>would have been delighted to read it.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Christophe
>>
>>
>>The plot would go something like this: Hsu and Kasparov team up, and basically
>>clone Kasparov's chess playing ability. In the process, however, they get more
>>than just his chess playing ability: THEY GET HIS EGO, TOO.
>>
>>Once the machine is turned on, it defeats every grandmaster on the planet.
>>But...since Kasparov's ego is also magnified by the speed of the machine, it
>>decides to take over the world (the machine would only need to speed up
>>Kasparov's native thought processes a little for this scenario to be realistic).
>>
>>To defeat the Kasparov beast, Bruce and Bob travel backward in time and explain
>>to a young Bobby Fischer what has happened. The three of them then travel back
>>to the present, and Fischer defeats Deep Kasparov. In a fit of rage, the machine
>>accuses Fischer of cheating and self-destructs.
>>
>>Raj
>
>
>You should copyright this story as soon as possible. Somebody in Hollywood sure
>would make a lot of money by producing this movie!
>
>However I'm not sure Garry would allow this... Just change the scenario a little
>bit: in the end the machine admits that the humain brain is superior and goes
>back to computing rocket trajectories. Then Garry fights against Fisher in a
>standard match, and the movie ends on the first move of the first game: 1.e3.

Better yet, the match stops just before it begins due to an irreconcilable
difference in opinions on the light fixtures of the playing hall.

                                       Albert Silver

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>    Christophe



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