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Subject: Re: Which top programs on SSDF list play the best "positional" chess?

Author: blass uri

Date: 23:42:22 06/25/00

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On June 26, 2000 at 02:39:43, blass uri wrote:

>On June 26, 2000 at 02:02:17, Terry Ripple wrote:
>
>>Thankyou for any information in advance on this topic.
>>
>>Best regards,
>>Terry
>
>I do not know what is the definition of "positional" chess.
>
>Every program has positions that it understands better and position that it does
>not understand.
>
>If you mean finding the best move when there is no one move that wins material
>then I believe that humans also do not understand often what is the best
>move so we cannot know which programs is best.
>
>It is possible to do a test suite based on positions that humans understand but
>it is only part of the practical positions that program have to play when they
>do not see a way to win material.
>
>Uri

I can add that another problem is that there are positions that humans believe
that they understand but they do not understand.

Uri



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