Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 03:39:46 06/12/00
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On June 12, 2000 at 05:31:48, blass uri wrote: >I disagree >It is only a question of money. Which is why it's a circus event and not a chess event. >Different hardware class will increase the interest because the people who buy >the programs want the best program to help them to analyze their games. Downsizing the hardware would make that distinction difficult. As you wrote yourself, some programs have better opening and endgame knowledge than others. Without hardware restrictions it would be virtually impossible to draw any conclusions about the strength differences between programs and the consumer doesn't have access to that kind of hardware. Furthermore, the number of chess program entusiasts are not enough to warrent the financial regarding entrance fees and prize money. Basically, your idea isn't good enough and that's about it. >human-computer games are interesting when propgrams are not winning every game >or almost every game. No, because it's only a question of time anyway. I can't get excited about a simple piece of software. >I did not see that program won almost every game in the israeli league. > >It is possible to let programs to play against weaker players under restrictions >but we do not need the restrictions against everyone now because programs are >not strong enough to win everybody in most of the games. You equal "programs don't win all the time" with interesting, which I don't. Who wants to know about a game between Shredder and some obscure Israeli IM, who's biggest accomplishment was winning a village chess tournament at the tender age of ten? Very few outside the Shredder development team I would imagine. Best wishes... Mogens
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