Author: maria clara benedicto
Date: 04:31:48 03/13/02
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On March 12, 2002 at 14:02:25, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On March 12, 2002 at 13:44:52, Slater Wold wrote: > >>On March 12, 2002 at 13:07:54, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >> >>>On March 12, 2002 at 13:00:59, Slater Wold wrote: >>> >>Hyatt doesn't play chess *that* well. And at one point, he had the strongest >>chess machine/program on the market. Hyatt however, (now) gets huge feedback >>from GMs and IMs. >> >>I still think solid programming skills are > solid chess playing skills. As far >>as writing a program goes. > > >It probably depends on the "level" of the program. It is not that hard to >write a program that is really very strong. Simple evaluation terms plus a >good search can produce very good results. It is advancing beyond _that_ >point that requires some chess skill. IE if you don't understand weak pawns, >and endgame concepts, then it is going to be hard to climb a lot higher... > >And if you understand majorities, and weak squares, and endgame concepts like >split passers and weak pawns, then you are not going to be a _weak_ chess player >yourself, except for the lack of tactical skills commonly caused by not playing >enough OTB. yes agree maria
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