Author: Slater Wold
Date: 10:42:10 03/12/02
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On March 12, 2002 at 13:37:45, Peter Kappler wrote: >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 Sounds like Vincent. And yes, you are right, he is a FM not IM. I apologize.
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