Author: Chris Carson
Date: 08:31:37 11/03/97
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On November 03, 1997 at 10:42:37, Howard Exner wrote: >I think one disadvantage Crafty may have is that it is >so easily available to everyone. There is no mystery about >its playing style, strengths and weaknesses. > >Here are some observations to support this theory. Note just a few >recent examples of programmer secrecy such as in Deep Blue for one and >the withholding of games from the French Championship a few >weeks ago as another. Secrecy in chess is commonplace for all chess >players. Also,I wonder how many programmers have now included opening >preperation against Crafty's ingenious forth move in the Ruy Lopez >(B-c4 instead of the common B-a4) that was seen about a year ago? > >How might Crafty fare in two years from now if Bob took a 2 year >break from releasing Crafty to the masses? >Call it "Hyatt's Hiatus" (say that quickly 3 times in a row). I agree with you and with Chris W. (in a different post). I think Bob has done a great job with Crafty! :) I also think that with the popularity and ease to get source/opening book/ learning.dat information, most programers use Crafty as a testbed anyway. This means that they spare with Crafty all the time and improve as a result (Crafty gets a lot of play with the others on the servers, but not with the latest/well prepared versions). Not sure how Bob can fight back? Something we should all think about this year and perhaps help out with (perhaps a three month blanket period for Bob/Crafty to prepare?) I thought Crafty did extremly well considering the competition and the fact that Crafty is a no secret project! :) Best Regards, Chris Carson
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