X-Message-Number: 20971 Date: Sun, 26 Jan 2003 00:54:21 -0800 From: James Swayze <> Subject: Chess champ takes on new supercomputer http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/fun.games/01/24/chess.kasparov.reut/index.html Chess champ takes on new supercomputer Friday, January 24, 2003 Posted: 2:54 PM EST (1954 GMT) NEW YORK (Reuters) -- International chess great Garry Kasparov said he wanted to prove "human players are not hopeless" when he battles world champion computer program Deep Junior next week in the latest "Man vs Machine" contest. The Azerbaijan-born Kasparov, who has played computers three times since 1989 and famously lost to IBM's supercomputer Deep Blue six years ago, will pit his skill and intuition against the Israeli-built software program over six games in New York starting Sunday. "After the other matches I felt hooked to be part of this competition because I believe it is very important for the game of chess and the human race as a whole," Kasparov, 39, said Thursday at a news conference.[cont.] This will be interesting to watch. Any bets on which will win? James -- Cryonics Institute of Michigan Member! The Immortalist Society Member! The Society for Venturism Member! MY WEBSITE: http://www.geocities.com/~davidpascal/swayze/ While there follow the links to photos of me and some of my artwork and a radio interview on Dr. J's ChangeSurfer Radio program with me and the father of cryonics Prof. Robert Ettinger, author of "The Prospect of Immortality". A RELIGION I actually recommend: http://www.venturist.org A FAVORITE quote: Last lines of the first Star Trek the Next Generation movie. Capt. Picard: "What we leave behind is not as important as how we've lived, after all Number One, we're only mortal." Will Ryker: "Speak for yourself captain, I intend to live forever!" Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=20971