I think he's basically torturing himself. I think he's stepped into a den of scorpions by playing a computer again, not his favorite thing to begin with, and doing it all in X3D. "As much as I would like Kasparov to win, I don't think he will. He shares the spotlight with Yasser in front of the ESPN2 cameras and the live audience. Grandmaster Maurice Ashley has commented just about every match in which Kasparov has faced a computer, going back to his battles with IBM's Deep Blue in the 90's. I predict a close match with Garry winning 2.5-1.5." If the X3D Fritz programmers can throw some unusual defenses at Garry, it might pull off an upset. If Garry can control his emotions, he is the favorite as he has been able to get the type of positions in which he excels.
This weakness is sure to be a factor in the X3D Fritz encounter. It seems to me that he has a healthy fear of the computers' tactical ability while outplaying them strategically.
In his recent match with Deep Junior, I felt that Garry comprehensively outplayed the computer in all of the games but the result was a surprising drawn match.Īs a human, Garry is filled with emotions of elation and depression, carrying the baggage of past games and matches. "As always, I continue to champion Garry Kasparov in his duels with the silicon beast. Here is what "Yaz" had to say about the match. He has a wealth of computer chess experience. Grandmaster Yasser Seirawan is a four-time US champion and will be one of the commentators at the match. Do the experts know more than those who don't know a node count from a pawn? (Node count is roughly moves processed per second.) They certainly talk a good game! 10, 2003 – We aren't sure what is more interesting for the chess crowd, watching the match or making predictions about it.