Bobby Fischer once said that with the White pieces he should be able to draw against the Almighty. We all know what happened to him. the great tragedy of chess. So it was with disbelief and dismay that I read the following article on "Wired":
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,69882,00.html?tw=rss.TOP
Where Vesselin Topalov says the following:
"I see computers make mistakes, even if they aren't big ones," he said. "If you don't make a mistake, no one can beat you, not even God. It would have to be a draw."
Granted, there is some truth to his logic. In chess, if you play perfectly how can you lose? Still, for some reason, the statement troubled me. Come to think of it, the game of chess has yet to be solved. How do we know that for sure? What if, with perfect play, it is always a win for the player that moves first? What if, by White playing the "Borowski-Fischer" Gambit in the Ruy Lopez which is known to be perfect, he is faced with the "Tobin-Topalov" Counter Gambit and is faced with a forced mate in 75?
What if maybe, just maybe, I'm a little crazy too?
It's ok, I'll get over it.
Ed.
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