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Subject: Re: It's a challenge...

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 15:56:57 11/25/01

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On November 25, 2001 at 18:48:11, Mike S. wrote:

>>(...)
>>If you expect chess programmers to develop AI you are expecting a lot.
>
>Saying "AI" is like opening Pandora's box at a computer chess message board.
>We're doomed! :o)

lol, yeah but he sort of hinted at something like that, didn't he :)

>But for whatever reason opinions are presented - and I think we shouldn't be too
>suspicous - which we think are wrong (outdated information, incomplete facts, or
>even trolling): The challenge is, if people here can provide better facts and
>arguments or explain different views in a convincing way.

yes, I hope I didn't come off to strong, I was really just trying to explain
that chess is hard!!

>After all, if you imagine people who are not as much, or not at all "into"
>computer chess like we are, then the comparison above with Wchess' performance
>1994 and Tiger's 2001 sounds perfectly logical, if people don't know any more
>details.

Tell me about it, one year ago I too thought that programming an engine would be
easy (once I had the move generator). Was I ever wrong! I take my hat off to all
the hardcore dudes in this forum.

>Regards,
>M.Scheidl

-S.



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