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Subject: Re: Strength of the engine in chess programs

Author: Albert Silver

Date: 13:48:49 05/20/02

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>>Let me clarify the argument against that statement:  "there is no currently
>>existing in FIDE or USCF rules that prevent memorization of long seqauences
>>of opening moves."  Never has been, never will be.
>
>I think it is easy to make an argument that permanent memory is written
>material. If you store a openingbook on your harddrive it is written material in
>my view. Its there to read for anyone with a PC to connetc to the HD. :-) And as
>such against the rules!

I think it is equally easy to argue that hashtables are nothing more than
written notes that the program writes and then consults. Afterall, the fact that
it is stored/written into memory should make no difference, otherwise I could
simply load the opening book into the RAM. I know that I am not allowed to write
down my own analysis during a game to consult while I am playing. I think it is
therefore also time to ban hashtables. Adios Fritz!

                                           Albert

>
>So what it boils down to is what kind of material you consider the openingbook
>on your PC to be.
>
>
>>
>>So the argument is totally moot.  As shown by the USCF allowing computers to
>>play in rated events for 40 years.  FIDE even allowed them for a period of
>>time...
>
>In the "old days" the programs where so weak that we allowed them to "cheat"
>with a openingbook. Without it the programs would play to stupid chess. Now I
>think it is time for the programs to do without.
>
>Torstein



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