"It was already difficult, but still not totally impossible, for a human to beat a top computer program. But within maybe after two or three years it became completely impossible. I think by around 2010 there was no chance anymore for the human side. In the history of computer chess, there were three chapters. First the humans were better for a long time. Then the interesting chapter, where man and machine were close in strength, lasted maybe 10 to 15 years. And now, the final chapter, computers are stronger for good."
"Computers have changed the game of chess, the world of chess, and even my profession. There are many pluses to what computers have brought to chess. Of most value is that they improved our understanding and appreciation of the game. The minuses are obviously that there is much less opportunity for the human side – less room to be creative. We must not forget that chess is, after all, a game between two humans."
"Good decisions come from experience, and experience comes from bad decisions."
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Ted Summers
