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Subject: Re: next deep blue

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 06:33:22 01/21/00

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On January 21, 2000 at 09:00:16, Chris Carson wrote:

>On January 21, 2000 at 01:32:57, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>On January 20, 2000 at 18:47:07, Chris Carson wrote:
>>
>>>On January 20, 2000 at 17:39:18, walter irvin wrote:
>>>
>>>>where will the next great chess machine come from ?? the next machine to defeat
>>>>a current world champion under tourn conditions .will it be a PC program or
>>>>another super computer ??
>>>
>>>IMHO:
>>>I think PC program.  I am not very optimistic that this will ever
>>>happen.  There will either need to be a lot of money thrown at the
>>>right person, or the World Champ will have to want it really bad
>>>(publicity).
>>>
>>>I hope I am right about the PC program, would love to buy
>>>Rebel, Tiger, Junior, Fritz, Hiarcs, Nimzo, Shredder, CM,
>>>the world champ version.  :)
>>>
>>>I hope I am wrong about FIDE, PCA, whoever, avoiding that
>>>opportunity.  :)
>>>
>>>Best Regards,
>>>Chris Carson
>>
>>If Hsu Feng, has the same program that "beat" Kasparov, why can't he get it
>>fixed up with same speed hardware (which either now or soon will not cost
>>too much as in 1997), And the programming must not be altered in any way
>>at all, from how it was during Kasparov match (unless done by big grandmaster
>>together with great computer programmer-who know for sure how to only improve
>>it without compromising what is already there),or others can buy it from him
>>and do that, then we have atleast that-not only in rumour-(like soon many of
>>us will  only have heard  about the gulf war (Sadam-Bush)from our
>>parents grandparents, and certainly about Fischer-Spaasky 72, even 92).And
>>our grandchildren might still be speculating in 50 years time if deeper blue
>>was better than what will be then, and it will remain a mystery at best.
>>  O.K! If DB was not for sure 150 elo above the top programs of now, forget it.
>>But many believe it was 300 elo or more.
>>S.Taylor
>
>Some very good points.  :)  We may never see DB again, but we will see
>(and might be seeing) better.  IMHO.
>
>Best Regards,
>Chris Carson


I don't think there is any doubt.  But it will likely be at _least_ another
10 years and probably longer.



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