Author: Steve Lopez
Date: 20:35:02 12/20/98
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On December 20, 1998 at 20:49:33, James Robertson wrote: >On December 20, 1998 at 19:14:34, Mario Petrilli wrote: > >>I've noticed that quite a few of the professional chess programs claim as a >>positive feature of their software package the inclusion of a large games >>database. Why is this not a demerit of the evaluation function? That is, if >>the evaluation function is sufficiently strong, it should not require a >>database. Rather, it should perform an evaluation purely based on the >intrinsic properties of the chess position. >> >>Anyone with knowledge of evaluation functions please comment. > >The database is for you, not the program!!! > >James Exactly. While some playing programs will use the database as a reference in the learning functions, the primary purpose of a large database of games is for the user's enjoyment and education.
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