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Subject: Re: TDchess discussion

Author: Jay Scott

Date: 09:59:47 02/06/99

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On February 05, 1999 at 02:28:35, David Blackman wrote:
>Are you sure TD learning can't learn tactics? I would have thought it could.
>TD works by comparing eval for shallow and deep searches, doesn't it? And if the
>deep search finds a big difference to the shallow one, the difference is because
>of tactics.

It could certainly learn about tactical potential, given the right
parameters to set. But I notice that even we humans aren't quite sure whether
the tactics work out unless we calculate them. I think it's the nature
of the game.

  Jay



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