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Subject: Re: DB doesn't exist

Author: Alvaro Polo

Date: 03:48:51 01/14/00

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On January 14, 2000 at 06:43:27, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:

>On January 14, 2000 at 06:39:02, Alvaro Polo wrote:
>
>>On January 14, 2000 at 06:36:05, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>>
>>>On January 14, 2000 at 06:21:04, Alvaro Polo wrote:
>>>
>>>>It is my opinion that Kasparov should play Deep Blue.
>>>
>>>This is off track. Kasparov always wanted the rematch, but IBM dismantled Deep
>>>Blue. Hsu's new machine is not Deep Blue.
>>
>>Ok, Enrique. Deep Blue does not longer exists. But what counts is perception
>>more than reality, many times.
>
>But this is precisely the point. Hsu's new machine is not perceived as IBM's
>Deep Blue by anyone except the few people in computer chess.
>

We disagree here. I believe that chessplayers around the world are more
interested in seeing a Deep Hsu-Kasparov match than a Kasparov-Anand match. We
have different opinions, but it would be easy to know which one is right.
Perhaps a poll could be made? People, of course, should be informed about what
is Deep Hsu.

Alvaro

>Enrique
>
>> Hsu has the rights to the chip, he built Deep
>>Blue, and DT before that. This is enough on the minds of people, and on my own
>>mind, to consider the Deep Hsu (if you want)- Kasparov match a must.
>>
>>>
>>>Enrique
>>>
>>>>Why? Because that is what
>>>>the audience is interested on. If you log on ICC when there is a lecture about
>>>>GK-DB you can see lots of people listening there. I would say more people that
>>>>the Khalifman-Leko game or any human-human game.
>>>>
>>>>So the interest is there. Kasparov will find it difficult to find the money to
>>>>defend his title against a human. In fact, the Kasparov-Shirov match didn't
>>>>occur and probably Kasparov-Anand match won't occur. People are interested on
>>>>GK-DB above any other thing and it is difficult and foolish to fight the market.
>>>>Chess, except for a few years, has always been a sport with no money in. If
>>>>Kasparov was WC of any other sport he would be making much more than he is right
>>>>now. So, the interest is on GK-DB and Kasparov probably won't be able to fight
>>>>against that.
>>>>
>>>>Having said this, I understand Kasparov attitude of not helping Hsu find money
>>>>to fund his machine. Hsu wants to wrest the WC away from Kasparov. He shouldn't
>>>>expect any help from Kasparov himself to accomplish this.



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