Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 00:22:02 01/17/00
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On January 16, 2000 at 18:20:47, Pete R. wrote: >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. :)) That was a pretty low blow, especially when you consider that (IMO) Amir both reads and makes an important contribution here. Me, teapot? Yes, I've done this myself on occasion, but I'm not proud of it now. Dave
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