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Subject: Re: Solve it? Why?

Author: Dan Ellwein

Date: 21:08:57 03/17/00

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On March 17, 2000 at 10:30:26, KarinsDad wrote:

>I disagree.
>
>I think that even the best humans players are children playing a god's game. If
>the game was ever solved, there would be no way for a human to compete and even
>draw one game against a perfect program (unless he cheated by having two perfect
>programs play against each other multiple times and then played the exact
>previously played game against the program). The endgame complexities alone are
>more than most GMs can master.
>
>Chess is like a jungle with a series of ravines. One wrong step and you are
>finished.
>
>A perfect program would know the entire terrain for hundreds of miles. The human
>would still only be able to see for a few miles and then, not necessarily
>everything within that range.
>
>Additionally, a perfect program would know that it is playing a human. Hence, it
>would steer the human towards tactically complex positions where it has the
>perfect advantage. ;)

>
chess... like love, like music has the power to make men happy - Tarrasch

if chess is indeed a substitute for life... then just enjoy it... :)

 - pilgrimdan


>KarinsDad :)



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