Author: Albert Silver
Date: 14:28:46 05/08/00
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On May 08, 2000 at 12:04:50, Walter Koroljow wrote:
>To achieve fairness (which is very hard to define), perhaps the best is not to
>limit the computer, but rather to allow people to use a computer (a
>"co-processor", as it were) during their games against computers.
I must admit that the idea of handicapping the computer in a tournament for the
sake of 'fairness' sounds completely idiotic to me. Either the program is
playing, or it is not. What's next? Choose their openings?
As for 'Advanced' Chess, even against a computer: I hate it. I can't even begin
to understand the desire to compete using a computer. What's the point? Where's
the fun in it? My Fritz (no offense meant to CB - this is just my recognition of
it as a common standard) is faster than yours? Eh??? The fun is in finding the
moves. Calculating. Having to make a decision. If you get rid of that then I
don't see the fun in competition. I know that for spectators it is very
interesting, not so much because of the programs but because they are allowed to
see what the players are looking at and preparing, but that could just as easily
be done without an engine. Have the players insert THEIR analysis for the
spectators to see and I think it would be far more interesting.
Albert Silver
>
>This would stop claims of unfairness to people, would be very interesting (at
>least for me), and could be meaningfully continued for a very long time into the
>future.
>
>Cheers,
>
>Walter
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