Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 03:04:15 05/08/00
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On May 08, 2000 at 05:26:08, Tony Werten wrote: >On May 08, 2000 at 04:42:23, blass uri wrote: > >>On May 08, 2000 at 03:38:07, CLiebert wrote: >> >>>On May 08, 2000 at 01:38:11, Jouni Uski wrote: >>> >>>>"Fritz will not have access to its endgame modules" >>>> >>>>What is this meaning?? Fritz is not playing with full strength!! Pity... >>>> >>>>Jouni >>> >>> >>>Humans havn´t acess to endgame bases too. >>>Equal chances. >>>Thats the reason for this I assume. >>>But if this is the reason fritz shouldn´t use his powerbooks too?! >>>It´s the same matter and seems to be consequent under these considerations. >>>But may be the book access is accepted as an essential part of a chess >>>program today. Question of definition ... >>> >>>Christian >> >>I think it is better to give humans excess to endgame tablebases instead of not >>giving the computer excess to endgame tablebases. >> >>I do not like doing things that reduce the level of the computers. >> >>If humans think that computers are too strong it is better to help the humans >>and not to reduce the level of the computers. >> >>I do not think that programs are too strong and I think that there is no >>justification to give humans equal conditions about tablebases. >> >>Other possible idea for the future when programs become stronger are: >> >>1)Letting humans to use chess books(computer programs are also allowed to do >>it). >> >>2)Letting humans to move pieces in another board and to write notes to help them >>to play better. >> >>3)Letting both sides to take back moves in the game when for every take back you >>have less 5 minutes on the clock so you cannot take back moves forever or in >>time trouble. >> >>Uri > >4) Aknowledge that computers are different from chessplayers. If this gives too >much problems do not let the computer play. > >The discussions over the differences usually are silly. Fritz does not use >oxygen so neither can the players ? Fritz has 220 volts in his butt so ... ... so finally humans could autoplay, isn't it? I wonder about the signal to noise ratio, though. Enrique >Tony
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