Author: David Blackman
Date: 21:44:10 09/02/01
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On September 01, 2001 at 20:11:16, stuart taylor wrote: >On September 01, 2001 at 20:03:18, stuart taylor wrote: > >This is a question which I've now resorted to asking, since the programs which >win most games seem to not necesarily be the greatest tactical visionaries, and >also not necesarily the greatest planners or knowledge programs, and possibly, >not even the best of both, but something else still. > So I only want to know which is best in tactics alone. > Also, while we're at it, which is best in knowledge alone. >Which wins most games? I can easily find that out for myself when results come >out. >Thanks >S.Taylor The strongest program is the program that is least likely to stuff up in a real game. This is different to the program that is best at selected tactical positions. It is different to the program that is best at selected positional positions. Finding 6 clever moves out of 10 when your opponent can only find 4 out of 10 only matters if one of those 2 actually happens in your game. It is not all that often you get a chance to win with a single move, and when you do, you usually get another chance soon afterwards even if you missed the first one. There are plenty of chances to lose with a single move. And plenty of chances to draw with a single move from a winning position.
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