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Subject: Re: bean counters

Author: Jari Huikari

Date: 06:47:57 11/16/00

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On November 16, 2000 at 09:07:23, walter irvin wrote:

>now you would think that the knowledge based programs would destroy bean
>counters .but that is usually not the case .bean counters are some of the best
>and strongest .which makes me wonder if trying to put so much knowledge in a
>program really makes it better .i think that depth of search would count for
>more than knowledge .

In fact the programs can't be divided into the two classes: knowledge based
and bean counters. Every program is bean counter with more or less knowledge.

Chess is very complicated game and knowledge that is put to a program may
have holes. It's hard to take into account every kind of cases that may occur
in a game.

I believe programs using more knowledge will be better in long sight. Thought
they now may loose to deeper searching program with less knowledge.

					Jari



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