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Subject: Re: Kasparov on Deep Blue and Fritz 6

Author: Pete R.

Date: 15:20:47 01/16/00

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On January 15, 2000 at 16:01:29, Bruce Moreland wrote:

>On January 15, 2000 at 15:38:10, Pete Galati wrote:
>
>>He knows that he's safe because he knows that IBM has allready won the war and
>>won't issue a chalange, so he's standing on very safe ground.  There's probably
>>allot of PC software that'll take Kasp out in a match at this point, am I wrong?
>
>Dead wrong, I expect, unless he's a complete cripple.  I have a hard time
>believing that after watching his post-DB results.

I believe he has conceded the point that computers are superior to humans at
G/25, hence not wanting to play Fritz 6 under those conditions.  And I think
he's conceded the point that a computer can be built that will crush him at
40/2, despite his claims of IBM cheating.  All that's left is playing against PC
programs at 40/2 where he can still win.  When that goes away, he will regret
not taking up Hsu on his offer and getting a million bucks.

At this point I'm rooting for Deep Junior to beat him in the upcoming Club
Kasparov event. :) Then he'll be reduced to "single processor only PC software
at 40/2".  Reminds me of the old Dr. Seuss book, I Can Lick 30 Tigers Today (for
those who don't know this one - a guy claims he is tough enough to beat up 30
tigers, then when the tigers appear, he ends up eliminating them all from
contention through assorted excuses. :) )

Maybe his friend Amir will use a dumbed down version of Deep Junior just in
case? ;))  We should demand the printouts to be sure. :))



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