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Subject: Re: next deep blue

Author: Tom Kerrigan

Date: 12:49:17 01/23/00

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On January 23, 2000 at 15:22:58, Dave Gomboc wrote:

>On January 23, 2000 at 14:27:02, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>
>>Life doesn't always work this way. You can make the clearest argument in the
>>world and still not "win." The person you are arguing with can ignore your
>>points, confuse the issue, change the topic, etc.
>>
>>Here's my original question, which started this whole argument: if FHH knows how
>>to make such a terrific evaluation function, why doesn't he put one in a PC
>>program and make a lot of money from it?
>
>(I think :-) I've stayed out of this thread for a while, but now that it's
>refocusing, I'll stick in my opinion (based on the recent correspodence that can
>be found at TWIC).
>
>Hsu does not care.  He is done.  DB won a match.   He and GK's agent did not
>come to terms on a new match.  He will go and do something else for a change.
>
>Dave

Yeah, this is the feeling that I get, too.

I just have to wonder why he doesn't write up a description of DB's eval
function. If it lives up to the hype, then it would be a big step forward in
computer chess.

-Tom



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