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Subject: Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess

Author: Albert Silver

Date: 14:07:46 01/25/02

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>>3.If the rating of perfect player is say x ;what would be the rating of
>>the stongest computer player ever(that is the best chessprogram that can be
>>ever contructed useing computer technology) .It would be x-?.Or would it be x?
>
>It would be zero, unless it was perfect also.  The perfect player would win
>every game and get all the ELO points.  The imperfect player would lose all the
>games and get an ELO of zero.

Maybe. The imperfect player may not find all the best moves, but that doesn't
mean that all the moves it plays are losing.

                                        Albert

• Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Dann Corbit 14:25:39 01/25/02
  • Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Sune Fischer 03:50:45 01/26/02
    • Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Albert Silver 05:41:09 01/26/02
      • Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Sune Fischer 05:54:10 01/26/02
        • Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Roy Eassa 14:33:29 01/26/02
        • Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Albert Silver 06:07:51 01/26/02
          • Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Sune Fischer 06:27:03 01/26/02
            • Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Albert Silver 06:32:43 01/26/02
              • Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Uri Blass 06:50:17 01/26/02
                • Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Sune Fischer 07:00:44 01/26/02
                  • Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Uri Blass 09:16:52 01/26/02
                    • Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Sune Fischer 09:55:21 01/26/02
          • Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Albert Silver 06:12:06 01/26/02
        • Re: Some Philosophical questions on the limits of Computer chess Sune Fischer 05:56:57 01/26/02

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