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Subject: Re: Symbolic: Search, planning, and a prospective

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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