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Subject: Re: Gothic Chess Openings

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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