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Kasparov：Chess Computers Beatable…For Now
Humans will continue to beat computers for years．but the machines are 1ikely to dominate in matches played over several games，according to the world’s top chess player．
“We will not see a machine replacing a human being in our lifetime．Man will be able to beat a computer in at least one game for a very long time，”Kasparov told a press conference in Moscow a week after settling for a draw in a six．game match with the computer Deep Junior in New York．But while human intuition can provide an advantage in individual games．“Man will never be able to play 8 or 10 games in a row to an equal level，”Kasparov said．He gradually declines for a variety of external factors：the weather，a headache，family strains or whatever．”
In his Man vs．Machine contest in the United States，Kasparov won the first game，but lost the third after committing a mid—game blunder．He then adopted a safety—first strategy, and in the sixth game passed up a chance to win by accepting a draw in a position some analysts said was favourable．
Kasparov—watchers believe he was determined above all not to lose to Deep Junior because he was still smarting from a defeat to another computer, Deep Blue．in 1997．That 10ss clearly rankled Kasparov, and he said at the time that the computer had been receiving assistance from its human operators．
The Russian，who has reigned undisputedly as the world’s top player since 1985，said he was“satisfied overall”with his result against Deep Junior．a(chǎn)lthough“if I’d been in better shape and had more time to prepare the result might have been different．”He stressed the importance of psychology in chess between one human player and another, and described the “psychological discomfort”involved in adapting to a confrontation with a machine．In chess with humans． “you’re always attempting to impose your decisions on the personality of your rival．A game is always an exchange of errors，of imprecision．It’s psychology．There’s never complete exactitude or purity in a game of chess，”he said．“But playing against a machine，beyond a certain point，to win or even to save the game you have to play will absolute exactitude．which is not a human quality．Knowing this specificity of your rival creates a psychological discomfort which is very difficult to overcome．”
Kasparov was at pains to stress that his l 997 defeat was an aberration：“The main thing was to show that what happened then had nothing to do with the fight between man and machine．Any impartial specialist can see that Deep Junior is much stronger than Deep Blue．The real battle begins now．”
Kasparov：Chess Computers Beatable…For Now
Humans will continue to beat computers for years．but the machines are 1ikely to dominate in matches played over several games，according to the world’s top chess player．
“We will not see a machine replacing a human being in our lifetime．Man will be able to beat a computer in at least one game for a very long time，”Kasparov told a press conference in Moscow a week after settling for a draw in a six．game match with the computer Deep Junior in New York．But while human intuition can provide an advantage in individual games．“Man will never be able to play 8 or 10 games in a row to an equal level，”Kasparov said．He gradually declines for a variety of external factors：the weather，a headache，family strains or whatever．”
In his Man vs．Machine contest in the United States，Kasparov won the first game，but lost the third after committing a mid—game blunder．He then adopted a safety—first strategy, and in the sixth game passed up a chance to win by accepting a draw in a position some analysts said was favourable．
Kasparov—watchers believe he was determined above all not to lose to Deep Junior because he was still smarting from a defeat to another computer, Deep Blue．in 1997．That 10ss clearly rankled Kasparov, and he said at the time that the computer had been receiving assistance from its human operators．
The Russian，who has reigned undisputedly as the world’s top player since 1985，said he was“satisfied overall”with his result against Deep Junior．a(chǎn)lthough“if I’d been in better shape and had more time to prepare the result might have been different．”He stressed the importance of psychology in chess between one human player and another, and described the “psychological discomfort”involved in adapting to a confrontation with a machine．In chess with humans． “you’re always attempting to impose your decisions on the personality of your rival．A game is always an exchange of errors，of imprecision．It’s psychology．There’s never complete exactitude or purity in a game of chess，”he said．“But playing against a machine，beyond a certain point，to win or even to save the game you have to play will absolute exactitude．which is not a human quality．Knowing this specificity of your rival creates a psychological discomfort which is very difficult to overcome．”
Kasparov was at pains to stress that his l 997 defeat was an aberration：“The main thing was to show that what happened then had nothing to do with the fight between man and machine．Any impartial specialist can see that Deep Junior is much stronger than Deep Blue．The real battle begins now．”