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Subject: Re: is there any chess program supporting fischere-random-chess

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 03:23:17 02/03/02

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On February 03, 2002 at 05:47:42, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>I would like to play from those shuffled positions without
>editing the setup.
>
>is there any chess program with graphics supporting it ?
>
>if not - it would be nice.
>
>i remember chess system tal supported
>fischer-clock, but not the setup-position.
>
>IMO it would be a good idea for computerchess.
>
>in the moment opening books and
>clever opening booking very often hides how strong the engine
>REALLY is.
>
>i would like that chess programs have the possibility to BEGIN
>autoplayer games from fischer-random positions, that means WIHTOUT
>usual big book lines.
>
>I also know that many chess programs have special knowledge based on traditional
>pieces setting, but despite this, i would like to see how
>it works.
>
>IMO these big openings and amount of theory stops computerchess from
>development.
>you can argue that opening books are part of chess, i would say:
>of HUMAN chess.
>
>for humans opening preparations may make sense, since humans cannot learn
>anything by heart. but a computer, with massive memory and harddisc can create
>enourmous learning by heart in the opening stage. IMO this perverts chess.
>
>the idea behind chess was to CREATE a move by your own.
>
>gigantic opening books do not create a move, they REPLAY them.

I believe that gignatic opening books are counter productive for chess programs.

I saw cases when programs blundered only because of the fact that the move was
in book.

I believe that it is better to use a smaller opening book when every move in the
book was analyzed by chess programs and not a gignatic opening book.

Uri



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