Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 09:38:23 12/02/98
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On December 02, 1998 at 03:08:27, Kim Hvarre wrote:
>On December 02, 1998 at 01:45:10, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>
>>Maybe Ed will answer too, but I can give you some info.
>>
>>As Ed and I have suspected right from the begining of the project, Rebel and
>>Tiger are very very different programs.
>>
>>It appears that we use different algorithms to achieve a relatively close level
>>of play.
>>
>>Some of these algorithms are incompatible with each other by nature. Maybe we
>>will be able to get something by exchanging them, but it is not sure.
>>
>>But there are other algorithms that are compatible in both programs. And this is
>>very interesting. Ed has found ideas that I have not found, and the opposite is
>>true also. In the case Ed describes, one of Tiger's selection algorithms that
>>did not exist in Rebel has been successfully implemented in Rebel.
>>
>>This algorithm is not really a programmer's trick. It is an idea taking
>>advantage of the nature of the chess game. I cannot say more, but I would rather
>>describe this as being knowledge, because it would certainly not work with other
>>games.
>>
>>And what is more exciting is that Ed -probably angry that he did not find the
>>idea himself- decided to improve it further. :)
>>
>>And he succeeded! This time I can learn from the changes he has done to my own
>>algorithm and improve Tiger in return!
>>
>>I expect this to happen again several times, with different things. We have just
>>begun exchanging ideas, and there is already a concrete result!
>>
>>
>> Christophe
>
>Hi Christophe,
>
>Thanks for Your answer, which is very interessting. As I understand it, Your
>"joint-venture" actual will improve without "selling out", i.e. in the mentioned
>case You get a faster seacher without degrading the "brightness" of the
>application!
>Sounds that we all have a lot to look forward to!
>
>BTW (it must have been quite an experience for Ed - as a rather "loner" to start
>exchanging idears... years ago I speculated about what would happen if Lang and
>him went together and now we all see an equivalent - for sure very, very
>promissing!)
>
>All the best,
>
>kim
Thanks!
Christophe
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