Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 19:25:13 03/12/02
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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.
I believe it does not help much.
I think it can be counter productive in a sense. It could be that the advantages
of being strong at chess are compensated by the drawbacks and that the balance
is that it does not help at all.
>If a GM had the programming skills of ,lets say, Ed Schroeder or Frans Morsch
>wouldn't that translate into a stronger program?
Probably not.
Just my opinion, maybe we will never know...
Christophe
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