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Subject: Re: Will TACTIC's eventually REFUTE! Positional play?

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 06:02:50 01/28/02

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On January 28, 2002 at 06:12:53, Ed Schröder wrote:

>>Will TACTIC's eventually REFUTE! Positional play?
>
>In the end yes.
>
>It is my (new) opinion that the nature of chess is just search.

the opposite is already clearly proven in tournament play Ed.

Note that newer versions from most programs search less deeply
than older versions. This is also clear evidence.

>Elo progress of (professional) chess programs...
>
>1990 - elo 2000 (average depth 6-8) (TC 40/2h)
>1995 - elo 2300 (average depth 8-10)
>2000 - elo 2500 (average depth 11-13)
>2002 - elo 2600 (average depth 12-14)
>
>No way to stop it.
>
>No suprise Kasparov lost against Deep Blue.
>
>The sad future: it will be in the headlines when a grandmaster occasionally will
>win from a computer.
>
>Ed

• Re: Will TACTIC's eventually REFUTE! Positional play? Uri Blass 06:59:30 01/28/02
  • Re: Will TACTIC's eventually REFUTE! Positional play? Vincent Diepeveen 09:42:08 01/28/02
    • Re: Will TACTIC's eventually REFUTE! Positional play? Robert Hyatt 10:54:01 01/28/02
      • Re: Will TACTIC's eventually REFUTE! Positional play? Robin Smith 17:15:52 01/29/02
      • Re: Well said Mr. Hyatt! (NT) Otello Gnaramori 02:33:46 01/29/02
    • another example of positional solving Vincent Diepeveen 09:45:52 01/28/02
      • Re: another example of positional solving Miguel A. Ballicora 11:42:21 01/28/02

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