They could feed it a large number of opening lines very fast. Remember that this is a machine, not a human. Why? We know they worked on the machine constantly up to the match and in between games. But I think it's possible.Ĭome on, they had years to improve Deep Blue and they key move was added to its opening book on the same day it was played? That is suspicious. It's a little of a stretch to say, for instance, that they installed a microphone in their hotel room, sure. What do you guys think? Do you believe Garry? Can we truly say that Deep Blue defeated him? an obscure variation that I had only discussed with my team in the privacy of our suite at the Plaza Hotel that week in New York. I will not repeat here the stream of profanities in Russian, English, and languages not yet invented that escaped my lips when I first read that paragraph. And indeed, if we had given freedom to deep blue to choose, he would have never played it. Just play, don’t think.” This was his bet, that the machine would never like this piece sacrifice for a pawn. That very morning we told Deep Blue: if Garry plays h6, take on e6 and don’t check the database. On this same morning we also introduced the move Nxe6 in the Caro Kann played on the same day that Kasparov played it. e4 b6, giving as many forced moves to the computer as we could. Here once more is Deep Blue coach Miguel Illescas in his 2009 interview speaking about the fateful 6th game: “We were looking at all kinds of rubbish such as 1. Can we change the security guard, and replace him by someone that speaks Russian? The next day they changed the guy, so I knew what they spoke about after the game."
One day I said, Kasparov speaks to Dokhoian after the games. Well, it’s more of an anecdote, because it’s not that important. I will tell you something which was very secret.
A professional approach such as I never saw in my life. In his 2009 “New In Chess” interview, he shared this remarkable revelation: “Every morning we had meetings with all the team, the engineers, communication people, everybody. Thanks to the honesty of Miguel Illescas, we do know that IBM was willing to push the boundaries of ethical behaviour to improve Deep Blue’s chances in any way. Here is an excerpt from Garry Kasparov recent book "Deep Thinking" (Chapter 10): Please continue to give us your feedback and suggestions on how we can help make /r/chess better for everyone. Use the message the moderators link if your posts or comments don't appear, or for help with any administrative matters. Twitter/Facebook posts must contain a direct link to the tweet/post, and include the author's nameĬhess Spoiler format for problem answers etc., Instructions for /r/chess PGN addon ( Chrome, Firefox)ĭon’t engage in abusive, discriminatory, or bigoted behavior.ĭon't ask for advice about ongoing games.ĭon’t spoil tournament results in submission titlesĭo not use /r/chess exclusively to promote your own content. News Puzzles Games Strategy Twitch Other Resources