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Subject: Re: more examples for search-based stupidity

Author: Don Dailey

Date: 09:52:54 06/14/98

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On June 13, 1998 at 22:35:54, Hristo wrote:

>Hello Don!
>
>>...   Since I consider myself to be a scientist I will always
>>collect facts and definitions  and work within them.  ...
>
>What is the power of prediction that the total TACTICS method gives you
>?!
>It's not that good, is it !? If you are a scientist how can you stand,
>so firmly, behind a method which has such low level of "prediction" ...
>the current state of the chess programs has very little scientific
>value(for chess it self). It has much more comercial value !!!
>"My" program is stronger than "his" hence I know better !!! Bull ...
>nobody knows! Lets look at the facts, not with a microscope but with
>some understanding to what these facts mean. The facts point out that
>even if you manage to search 200 000 000 position per second you are
>still not even close to get to the bottom of the problem! Deal with this
>fact for a change!
>
>Hristo

I think all of the modern programs use knowledge to determine which move
to play.  What are you talking about here?

- Don



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