Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 12:34:07 03/15/04
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On March 15, 2004 at 14:29:58, Robert Hyatt wrote: >Well, the good news is that Steven's last name is not Botvinnik. :) I suspect >that he will eventually produce something, unlike the "Pioneer" project that >produced reams of promises and faked results... :) I haven't read any of Botvinnik's papers, but my impression is that his contributions to computer chess are criticized more than he deserved. It seems to me that he was a man far ahead of his time, inventing deep and original ideas which nobody, not even Botvinnik himself, was able to implement effectively at the time. Today, finally, two of the most interesting and rapidly improving chess engines are based on Botvinnik's ideas. Tord
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