Author: Ed Trice
Date: 09:08:24 01/07/04
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Hi Bob, > >Perhaps it is true that I underestimate the SIZE of Gothic Chess. But it may >also be true that you underestimate the skills and innovativeness of the serious >bookmakers. : ) > Two-shay (since I cannot put the accent on "touche" it was look weird typing that) >Generally, if many games are recorded and published then the bookmakers will >then have the materials they need to create books. The maximum possible quality >of such books will depend on the quality of the game collections. [Garbage in, >garbage out.] Unfortunately, the inability of the bookmakers to obtain credible >published ratings of the players would be a disadvantage. http://www.GothicChess.org/brain_king.html ...is a list of people who have participated in over 2000 games on BrainKing.com in the last 8 or 9 months. It is a good start. > >If extremely strong gothic chess-playing programs were to ever become available, >then there would be the possibility of using those strong machines to create >some new good openings. The quality of the openings from those games, and hence >the quality of opening books made from those games, would depend on the quality >of the programming of the engines. Yes, spawning the never-ending cycle. I like it, it sounds cool :)
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