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Brain vs. Computer: Place Your Bets

Posted by timothy on from the 20-on-the-computer dept.

dev_null_ziggy writes: "CNN reports that the current chess guru is going up against a supercomputer, amusingly titled 'Deep Fritz.' The match is scheduled for October, and the current champion, Vladimir Kramnik, stands to win $1 Million dollars if he wins. Of course, since he'll be snagging $800k for a draw, and $600k for a loss ... I'll give two to one odds on the machine."

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  1. Deep Fritz by Ghengis · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Can you imagine a Beowulf cluster of these?

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    "The best laid plans of mice and men gang oft agley..." - ROBERT BURNS

  2. haha by jackolgmx.net · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Well... Vladimir has a chance if its a Linux that Deep Fritz is running on.