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It's a foregone conclusion that Deep Blue wasn't very strong, clearly weaker than today's top engines, and that Kasparov could have played much better. Psychology definitely played a large role in that match. "wasn't very strong" yet it blew away every program 10 years ago. Sort of a "self-contradi...

It's a foregone conclusion that Deep Blue wasn't very strong, clearly weaker than today's top engines, and that Kasparov could have played much better. Psychology definitely played a large role in that match. "wasn't very strong" yet it blew away every program 10 years ago. Sort of a "self-contradi...

No, that is not what I'm saying at all. I'm saying given time the GM would adapt his or hers play accordingly, which would fit computer play at the expense of his/her human training. GM's are far too good to need to set traps, that's an insult to all GM's! This really shows the lack of understandin...

No, that is not what I'm saying at all. I'm saying given time the GM would adapt his or hers play accordingly, which would fit computer play at the expense of his/her human training. GM's are far too good to need to set traps, that's an insult to all GM's! This really shows the lack of understandin...

Hi Gerd, I disliked it very much when I was forced to handover my sources back in 1986. Suppose I hadn't done it (and it's certainly against my rebellious nature to comply to demands) and this fact would have become public knowledge when I entered the commercial market as it happened back then abou...

mariaclara wrote:
Hi Tony,

...........................................does it matter if Chris doesnt believe?

y waste time

if it works, it works

hehehe.......

Hi Maria

I completely agree.

No, that is not what I'm saying at all. I'm saying given time the GM would adapt his or hers play accordingly, which would fit computer play at the expense of his/her human training. GM's are far too good to need to set traps, that's an insult to all GM's! This really shows the lack of understandin...

It's a foregone conclusion that Deep Blue wasn't very strong, clearly weaker than today's top engines, and that Kasparov could have played much better. Psychology definitely played a large role in that match. Agreed. In hindsight, it was a shame that Deep Blue won because that apparently killed the...

It's a foregone conclusion that Deep Blue wasn't very strong, clearly weaker than today's top engines, and that Kasparov could have played much better. Psychology definitely played a large role in that match. Agreed. In hindsight, it was a shame that Deep Blue won because that apparently killed the...

Thanks very much Werner, from the very first time I've heard of the allegations that Strelka was a Rybka clone I didn't believe any of it. There were just far too many differences, I think people were simply seeing what they wanted to see. I remember hearing many weird nonsense such as "Strelka must...