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Subject: Re: Will computer chess progress end soon?

Author: Pete Galati

Date: 14:52:43 04/26/00

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On April 26, 2000 at 17:39:38, Vincent Vega wrote:

>Chess programs are GM-level now and they should be super GM-level in 3-4 years.
>It may be much harder to make improvements then because strong players' input
>will become less and less useful, databases of GM games could be a hindrance
>instead of help, and even-time games against GMs will be too one-sided to offer
>much help finding problems with the programs.  Will the competition between
>programs be the only driving force for software improvements?  Or will time
>handicap games versus humans become common?


Just my opinion here.  I'm not very confident that Chess programs will produce
the elusive quality of Chess games played by top GMs.  I don't see a problem
with that.  But I think they always improve, I think they've come a very long
way in a rather short amount of time.

Pete



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