Who's Best at Chess? For Now, It's Neither Man Nor Machine...

[Zim Hosein]

http://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/08/nyregion/08CHES.html

I'm surprised that this ended in a draw, I would have picked Garry Kasparov to win; perhaps the rise of the machines isn't too far off!

 

[xBopx]

Maybe its the computer programmer that is the smartest?

 

[polypterus]

I don't know anything about professional chess, but is it normal to play 6 games? I mean isn't that kinda asking for a tie?

dc

 

[FrontlineWarrior]

i bet God is smarter than either of them. plus the programmer too haha

 

[FrontlineWarrior]

Originally posted by: dougcio
I don't know anything about professional chess, but is it normal to play 6 games? I mean isn't that kinda asking for a tie?

dc

it's cuz chess players are pooziez. kasparov said he was playing to "not lose" rather than to "win" which in my book is "teh gh3y"

 

[milagro]

Originally posted by: FrontlineWarrior

Originally posted by: dougcio
I don't know anything about professional chess, but is it normal to play 6 games? I mean isn't that kinda asking for a tie?

dc

it's cuz chess players are pooziez. kasparov said he was playing to "not lose" rather than to "win" which in my book is "teh gh3y"

i hate that book

 

[Ns1]

i man playing "not to lose" the (6 or 7 or hwatever number they're using now) computers dedicated to beating him at chess really isn't that bad. i sitll think it's quite impressive

 

[Snapster]

Played perfectly on both sides, chess is bound to end in a draw. The computers are starting to win more games nowadays, didn't big blue from IBM beat Kasparov a while back ? With humans it's only a matter of time before a mistake is drawn out of them. 😛

 

[BeauJangles]

Originally posted by: Snapster
Played perfectly on both sides, chess is bound to end in a draw. The computers are starting to win more games nowadays, didn't big blue from IBM beat Kasparov a while back ? With humans it's only a matter of time before a mistake is drawn out of them. 😛

Yeah, Deep Blue beat Kasparov in '96.

 

[Legendary]

in 97 Deep Blue beat Kasparov. In 96 Kasparov beat deep blue.

 

[911paramedic]

He was ahead in the match too, offered the comp a draw.

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: FrontlineWarrior
i bet God is smarter than either of them. plus the programmer too haha

that's a match that even I would pay to see

 

[Skel]

Originally posted by: PipBoy

Originally posted by: FrontlineWarrior
i bet God is smarter than either of them. plus the programmer too haha

that's a match that even I would pay to see

I wouldn't, not much point IMHO...

 

[NakaNaka]

Originally posted by: 911paramedic
He was ahead in the match too, offered the comp a draw.

He must of saw that his position was not set up well for the win, and that if he kept going he would of eventually lost.

 

[911paramedic]

Originally posted by: NakaNaka

Originally posted by: 911paramedic
He was ahead in the match too, offered the comp a draw.

He must of saw that his position was not set up well for the win, and that if he kept going he would of eventually lost.

He sure looked like he had the better position to me, but I am by no means a GM.