Author: Terry Presgrove
Date: 07:43:13 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. > Yes he is the best player in the world and may very well be the best chess player to ever play the game. But there is all kinds of fear I've never met a person who didn't have some fear from time to time. GK has dropped a game to comps from time to time and his comment " never forget ...loss to Genuis3" indicates at least some form of trepidation. And of late has stated he won't play Fritz in the 30/0 tournament. I beleive he and the other GM's vastly underestimated DJ playing in this 60/0 event. There is not much diffence between 30/0 and 60/0 when it comes to playing comps IE. "when the time gets short it becomes blitz". It is one thing to drop an Isolated quick time game to a comp by the world champion but to lose his own 60/0 tournament to DJ would have been like the "shot heard around the world". Even the possibility of such a prospect would bring fear/anxiety to most men and IMO GK also. While he certainly would be favored to win the match with DJ ...remember he was also heavily favored to defeat DB. In a two game 60/0 it was certainly no sure thing. The way DJ shredded the first GM and his clear outplaying Adams in the first game of their match had to of sent cold chills reverberating through the KC organization. From their perspective a loss to DJ would have been a financial disaster. There is motive and opportunity .......I have no Idea if there is an alibi. It is logical to ask such questions after the fiasco with Adams/DJ. TP > >Jeff
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