Author: Alvaro Polo
Date: 05:11:27 02/18/00
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On February 18, 2000 at 02:28:55, Jeff Anderson wrote: >All of these unfounded accusations from people like Mr. Hyatt that the world >champion, Kasparov, somehow arranged the trouble between Adams and Deep Junior >have become monotonously annoying. > >Kasparov has no reason to be afraid of Deep Junior. I am completely confident >that he would have defeated Deep Junior if they had met. Here are my reasons: > >* He proved that he can defeat programs at fast time controls when he defeated >Deep Thought in a game/90 two game match in 1989. This program was probably a >bit stronger than Deep Junior is today, as it searched well over 2,000,000 NPS >and was very sophisticated. > >* He defeated Deep Blue in 1996. This program is obviously much stronger than >Deep Junior. > >* He is quite clearly the best player in the world today, and perhaps the best >that has ever lived. He wins tournament after tournament and shows now sign of >relenting. > I find your post to be mostly propaganda and hype, conveniently forgetting uncomfortable facts such as, for example, Kasparov losing to DB in 97 and not wanting the participation of Fritz in Frankfurt, or also forgettin to point that DJ 2000 is probably quite a lot stronger than DT (not DB, by the way, you also forget this) 90. On the other hand, to be afraid is not a crime, so what matters is not whether any accusation of being afraid is founded or not, but whether it is true or false. He may be very well afraid, not of losing, but of the consequences that a defeat might bring, such as lessened interest in watching him playing, a lowered cache, etc. Alvaro > >Jeff
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