Author: KarinsDad
Date: 07:01:48 01/15/99
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On January 15, 1999 at 09:51:01, Reynolds Takata wrote: >Can programs autoplay each other in shuffle chess mode? Also is there any sort >of statistic that shows some correlation of a players regular rating with the >shuffle chess rating? Would a match between programs playing shuffle provide a >better demonstration of a programs pure chess strenght(s) relative to other >programs? Yes, I don't know, and I would think so (with the possible exception of special chess knowledge such as keeping the pawns in front of the king when castled; a program could have a table lookup for that and it may fail if the king is on a1 originally or some such). I partially disagree with Kasparov for the following reason: It has been illustrated many times that a beginner chess player will look at a new position and can then reset about 7 pieces up correctly on another board whereas a GM will almost always set up the entire board correctly. However, if the pieces are randomly placed on the board, the GM will also reset about 7 pieces correctly. The major advantage that a GM has over a lower rated player is that the GM recognizes more patterns. In shuffle chess, the patterns would often have a tendency to be alien, even to a GM. That does not mean that I think a lower rated player will consistently beat a GM. There are other factors such as inspiration, memory, and determination which separates the GM from the rest of the world. However, I think that shuffle chess would be the great equalizer since stronger players would have a difficult time using their opening and middlegame pattern recognition. I think your idea to test shuffle chess out with computer programs is excellent. KarinsDad :)
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