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Subject: Re: next deep blue (with an Amir Ban post from Usenet)

Author: Alvaro Polo

Date: 15:20:30 01/23/00

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Uri, this is a quote from Amir Ban on Usenet dated 1997/02/06

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I think everyone that has followed computer chess closely agrees that
a strong program can be recognized not only by its results but also by
the obvious quality of its moves, and in particular its ability to get
out of dangerous positions. The reaction of the DB team to Hong-Kong to
my mind showed that they are a bit "green" and do not yet understand
what Computer Chess at the highest level means. DB may be a strong
program, but still has to prove it, both by results and quality of
play.

Amir


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He does not deny that DB is stronger than commercials but he doesn't say it
either. What he says is more or less what he says now, after the "fact" (the
DB-K match).

I hope having demonstrated to you that nobody changes his opinions, pro or anti
DB, because of any "fact".

Alvaro


>On January 23, 2000 at 16:59:20, blass uri wrote:
>

>>
>>I do not believe that people like Ed and Amir said that deeper blue is not
>>better than the commercial programs.
>>
>>The question is if their evaluation function was superior.
>>
>>The impression of almost everybody is that their evaluation was not superior
>>relative to the commercial programs and that they could not win the commercial
>>programs 38:2 or 10:0 if you assume the same number of nodes.
>>
>>Uri



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