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Subject: Re: The #1 concern on my list on what computers should have...

Author: Chris Carson

Date: 08:09:25 07/12/00

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On July 12, 2000 at 11:04:19, blass uri wrote:

>On July 12, 2000 at 10:55:01, Chris Carson wrote:
>
>>On July 12, 2000 at 10:44:11, Daniel Chancey wrote:
>>
>>>The main concern is the # of times the comptuer lets itself into getting
>>>hammered by a raging attack.  So many times the computer ignores it, eats a pawn
>>>and dies. (Like the trap used to kill termites)
>>>
>>>Here are my suggestions that hopefully could make a much better computer and put
>>>them in near Super GM status:
>>>
>>>1.Count # of squares near own king, that the opponent is attacking into the
>>>evaluation.
>>>
>>>2.Create software that makes the computer aware of attacking possibilities and
>>>stop it.
>>
>>Genius, Shredder, Hiarcs, Rebel, and ChessMaster are pretty good at this.
>
>I disagree.
>
>Rebel lost because of a mate attack in one of the games in the israeli league.
>Genius and other programs also often lose by king attack when they play against
>chess system tal.
>

As usual, a good point.  :)

>It is sad that the program of the bad guy chris knows things that other programs
>do not know.
>
>I am happy that it lost the last game in the tournament because of a bug and I
>hope that chessmaster won the millenium tournament.
>It needed a draw against crafty in the last round to be number 1.
>
>Uri

Best Regards,
Chris Carson



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