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Subject: Re: bean counters

Author: Chessfun

Date: 07:05:31 11/16/00

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On November 16, 2000 at 09:47:57, Jari Huikari wrote:

>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


I think the bean counters and/or knowledge based is the same as
the old/new paradigm. At least by Thorsten's definition. Trouble
is based again on Thorsten's definition some of the programs were
put in the wrong class.

Sarah.



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