Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 14:08:07 08/02/01
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On August 02, 2001 at 14:37:47, Rich Van Gaasbeck wrote: >Say you were considering two chess engine designs. With one design you think it >would consistently find a good move, but not necessarily the best. Another >design might give the best move most of the time, but occasionally give a bad >move. > >Obviously one could make up positions in which either approach is better. In >real world games, though, which would lead to a better rating? > >In my chess readings I've come across sayings like: > >"Chess games are not won, but lost". > >"The person who won was the guy who made the second to last mistake". > >These point to consistency being more important than finding "great" moves, but >blundering move often. Is this true? You have to be consistent, because as the quotes above indicate, a few bad moves and you are dead. bruce
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