Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 10:37:45 03/12/02
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On March 12, 2002 at 13:00:59, Slater Wold wrote: >On March 12, 2002 at 12:48:47, Paul Doire wrote: > >>How important is it for the programmers to have a high ELO, >>doesn't it help them increase the strength of their programs. > >It's not. Almost anyone will tell you that. > >>If a GM had the programming skills of ,lets say, Ed Schroeder or Frans Morsch >>wouldn't that translate into a stronger program? > >Vincent Diepeveen is an IM. DIEP is no better than say, a program where the >author is no where near Vincent's skill in chess. (Shredder comes to mind.) > Vincent is an FM, not an IM. Vincent and I debated this topic on ICC a few weeks ago. I tend to think that programming skill is much more important than chess skill, as there are countless examples of weak players that have written excellent programs. Christophe Theron was my best example. Vincent countered that Christophe has received enormous help from some strong Dutch player (Jeroen ?) who has "implemented loads of knowledge in Tiger". Don't know if this is true or not. Perhaps Christophe will comment... Vincent thinks that programmers who aren't also strong players will make much less progress in the future as they try to follow the current trend of adding more knowledge to their engines. Unfortunately, our conversation ended quickly. Vincent got a little flustered, started insulting and cursing me, and when I returned the favor, he censored me. :) -Peter
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