Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 20:23:58 07/10/00
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On July 10, 2000 at 19:50:05, Jorge Pichard wrote: >On July 10, 2000 at 19:07:55, Terry Ripple wrote: > >>On July 10, 2000 at 18:55:11, Bruce Moreland wrote: >> >>>On July 10, 2000 at 14:56:31, Christophe Theron wrote: >>> >>>>On July 10, 2000 at 14:15:39, Terry Ripple wrote: >>>> >>>>>I know Hiarcs7.32 is one of the most knowledge based programs, but what about >>>>>the famous Shredder4, Rebel Century and Junior6? Where do they average on >>>>>knowledge in comparison? >>>>> >>>>>Best regards, >>>>>terry >>>> >>>> >>>>For me the answer is easy. I know others will disagree... >>>> >>>>The program that knows the most about chess, and has the most relevant >>>>knowledge, is the one that stands the highest in the rating lists. >>>> >>>> >>>> Christophe >>> >>>I don't think this is a very good definition, although nobody ever defines it >>>when they ask which program has the most. I think that what people mean when >>>they say "knowledge" is that a program with more knowledge plays more like a >>>strong human and less like a typical computer, since everyone would agree that a >>>GM human typifies "knowledge". >>> >>>People want "knowledge" in a program because they think they can learn from >>>seeing it expressed. They want knowledge because they want to ask questions of >>>something knowledgeable and get answers. >>> >>>This has little to do with which robot whacks the other robots. Computers can >>>play chess in a vacuum, if desired. It's an interesting thing to do, and lots >>>of people are interested in doing it. But other people are interested in >>>interacting with the program themselves. >>> >>>bruce >> >>Hi Bruce, >> You hit the nail right on the head!!! >>I know it's easier said than done, but it would be so nice to learn chess >>knowledge from playing chess programs as there is no better way to retain the >>knowledge from actual experience in a game of chess. Playing one of the masters >>in your club is far superior than reading about how to do it. >> >>Regards, >>Terry > >Since no other program beside Deep Blue which used a Super Computer, have >accomplished what Deep Junior is accomplishing at the moment, to compete and >play a la par with the top 10 players in the world at tournament time control; I >would have to say that the latest Deep Junior, not the Commecial Deep Junior, >but whatever improvements Amir had incorparated into his latest Strategical >monster, would be the most knowledgeable program. Now as far as what program >play the best against other programs it depend, Fritz 6a is on top of the SSDF, >but Shredder is the world P.C. Chess Software Champion, using a single >processor. > >Pichard. When did Deep Blue do this? I must have missed that tournament. bruce
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