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We will never know for sure. If I was IBM, after the cheating accusations I'd probably refuse a rematch, too, even if I didn't cheat. Why? Because unlike befor
by V-2 12y ago
We will never know for sure. If I was IBM, after the cheating accusations I'd probably refuse a rematch, too, even if I didn't cheat.
Why? Because unlike before, it would generate bad publicity for me now (the reason for a rematch would keep on being mentioned), and God forbid if ubermotivated Kasparov managed to triumph this time, under tighter scrutiny. Now the public is convinced that I cheated before... The atmosphere was spoiled and they had nothing to win in terms of PR anymore, really.
It was only reasonable to swipe it under the rug and move on. Obviously it does not mean that they were clean. Dropping Deep Blue is not an indicator of either in and of itself, because it makes perfect sense in either case. We just can't know.
- casion 12y agoMy point about the rematch is that it made more reasonable to the chess community to believe Kasparov's claims. From IBM's perspective, it made sense as you pointed out. From Kasparov's perspective, it also made sense for them to decline , but for a wholly different reason. It really was just a sad situation where nobody could come out on top except for IBM. Even if they DID cheat, they were the only ones who were capable of proving that. IBM simply outsmarted Kasparov outside the game.