Author: Mike Hood
Date: 05:36:39 04/20/02
After the Smirin vs Shredder match voices became loud saying "Today's computer programs may be brilliant at chess tactics, but they are still weak at chess strategy". I agree with this statement, except for the word "still". My contention is that it is not possible to give computer programs any strategical understanding whatsoever. Everything is based on positional evaluation and search depth. If the search depth is deep enough, a computer may make a series of moves that simulate a strategy, but that's all it is: a simulation; a fake. Strategy is all about looking at the board and planning a series of moves to achieve a goal, whether it's a positional improvement or material gain. Computer programs don't do this. All they do is look at the current position and choose the next move. That's all.
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