Author: Miguel A. Ballicora
Date: 10:52:45 05/25/01
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On May 25, 2001 at 04:22:37, Graham Laight wrote: >America probably took the lead in the sixties because they were rich enough to >allow their students/professors to do chess programs on expensive machines in >universities. It has nothing to do with being rich. US took the lead because both 1) it is big country with lots of people in it and 2) The investment in basic science is huge which means lots of scientist with resources willing to invest time in basic questions. At one point, A.I., computers and chess was a basic question. So, it was natural that US took the lead as it did in many other areas in basic science after the 50's. Now, computer chess is not a "basic" question anymore (I think), at least not so appealing as it was in the 60's and 70's. Computer science is not my area so I'd shut up, but this is what it seems to me. Regards, Miguel >Now that computers are cheap and common, the Dutch are ruling the world - and by >a country mile! > >The Dutch people absolutely love mind games - chess programming suits their >national character down to the ground. > >-g > >On May 25, 2001 at 00:34:09, william penn wrote: > >>Does america have the lead, i know that belle was the first master level chess >>computer and americans are the pioneers of computer chess.
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