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Subject: Re: bean counters

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 07:36:17 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

A very accurate description, Jari. They're all bean counters, more or less
modified by the addition of knowledge. It's a waste of time to divide programs
into senseless categories. Personally, I prefer to watch "intelligent" programs
with an attacking style, but a very deep combination can be just as nice to
observe.

Mogens.



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