Man vs. Machine has ended. Game 4 has ended in a draw! Kasparov had the Black pieces in this one. Looked like this one started out in the Queen's Gambit Accepted.
A technically proficient game, Kasparov played smart, didn't blunder and give the computer any chances, and things settled into a pattern that ended in the inevitable draw.
Game 3 was funny, as it showed where computers can still fall short against grandmasters. Computers don't really "play" chess, they are just very good at simulating playing chess. They search ahead through many many possible combinations of moves, calculate "scores" for each position, and determine moves on best scores. The computer cannot match a human grandmaster's ability to do long range planning based on experience, at seeing the patterns develop.
Game 3 was a classic computer game. Kasparov made moves specifically because he was playing a computer, that he probably wouldn't have made against a human. Also, Kasparov worked to get into a position on the board that would confound the computer. Kasparov, as White, build a wall of pawns, and didn't leave a lot of room for pieces to maneuver, and basically did want he wanted behind that wall on the Queen side, building up an attack that led to the crushing conclusion. The computer didn't really pick up on this, and just kinda messed around, not finding a strategy. It thought things were fairly close right up until Kasparov launched the final attack.
Yet, as Games 1 and 2 showed, the computer can also play some very powerful chess, because it doesn't make mistakes.
Game 4 was the same way. Nothing that seemed too brilliant, just competent chess that led to the draw.
So, it ends at 2 points apiece, two draws and a win for each side.
A technically proficient game, Kasparov played smart, didn't blunder and give the computer any chances, and things settled into a pattern that ended in the inevitable draw.
Game 3 was funny, as it showed where computers can still fall short against grandmasters. Computers don't really "play" chess, they are just very good at simulating playing chess. They search ahead through many many possible combinations of moves, calculate "scores" for each position, and determine moves on best scores. The computer cannot match a human grandmaster's ability to do long range planning based on experience, at seeing the patterns develop.
Game 3 was a classic computer game. Kasparov made moves specifically because he was playing a computer, that he probably wouldn't have made against a human. Also, Kasparov worked to get into a position on the board that would confound the computer. Kasparov, as White, build a wall of pawns, and didn't leave a lot of room for pieces to maneuver, and basically did want he wanted behind that wall on the Queen side, building up an attack that led to the crushing conclusion. The computer didn't really pick up on this, and just kinda messed around, not finding a strategy. It thought things were fairly close right up until Kasparov launched the final attack.
Yet, as Games 1 and 2 showed, the computer can also play some very powerful chess, because it doesn't make mistakes.
Game 4 was the same way. Nothing that seemed too brilliant, just competent chess that led to the draw.
So, it ends at 2 points apiece, two draws and a win for each side.
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