Author: stuart taylor
Date: 02:43:22 09/03/01
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On September 03, 2001 at 00:44:10, David Blackman wrote: >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. Seems basically correct, I think. It would be interesting if all these things can be itemized 100%. And It's indepent to all those other points that I was asking my main questions, which is the strongest program at giving an analysis (and solving) of a tactical position, and which is-of a knowledge demanding position. S.Taylor
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