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Has anybody defeated the Mechanical Turk?

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IshanGangane14
Jun 3, 2024
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What was the secret?
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darsh_pammi
Jun 17, 2024
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#2
It is Capablanca controlling the machine for this month
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darsh_pammi
Jun 17, 2024
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#3
BTW I defeated it with assist from Stockfish
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tidal_lag
Jul 1, 2024
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#4

Yes‼️ What was the secret⁉️

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Volo-Triumphare
Jul 1, 2024
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John Cochrane beat it once or twice. He was the only one to ever defeat it.

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yusushin
Nov 13, 2025
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the mechanical turk was operated with a master inside it, so i assume that if the turk played against some of the people that operated, someone would be bound to defeat the turk