Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 17:03:42 07/25/00
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On July 25, 2000 at 12:48:17, KarinsDad wrote: >On July 25, 2000 at 11:29:07, blass uri wrote: > >[snip] >> >>I do not see a reason that the computer should play in a similiar way to humans >>in the weak levels. > > >Why not? Because you are a strong player? I bet you were disappointed with >computer chess programs 10-15 years ago. Why? Because they could not play >strong. Why should a program be disappointing to you when it couldn't play >strong and not disappointing to a much weaker player when it cannot play a "good >weaker game"? > > >> >>If you want to play against weak humans you do not need to buy a computer. >>You can play against them in tournaments. > > >Bull. The market for programs that play a human-like weaker game is there. Just >because you are a strong player and are not included within that market does not >mean that the market does not exist. People should have all options available to >them: Internet, home on computer, and tournament. At the moment, home on >computer is a poor choice. > >I can play G20 on Chessmaster 6000 on one of the middle level settings, come up >two pieces for a pawn and still lose the game. Why? Because all of a sudden in >the endgame, the program is suddenly playing 500 rating better than it was in >the opening. Talk about frustration! I want the entire game to play at my level. >I do not want the opening and early middlegame to play weaker than me and the >later middlegame and endgame to play much stronger. > >This frustrates me so much that I am writing my own program. > > >> >>If you do not want to get out of your home then you can use ICC or other sites. > > >Again bull. Some people do not want their phone lines tied up. Some people want >to play on a laptop or palmtop. Some people do not want to pay ISP costs. >Putting your limitations and expectations on others is unrealistic. > > >> >>Uri > > >KarinsDad :) Yeesh! Uri is not allowed to have his own opinion? Bull. Dave
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