Author: Robert Henry Durrett
Date: 16:14:16 05/25/02
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On May 18, 2002 at 21:00:23, martin fierz wrote: <snip> > >hmm, i don't really know where to look for that - but the fact that comps play >bad in closed positions can be seen in all comp-GM matches, there are games like >van Wely - fritz SSS (and it's cousin, smirin-shredder), van wely - rebel which >demonstrate this. on the other side, comps being strong in open positions there >are lots of examples, maybe some famous ones are deep blue - kasparov game one >of the first match, game six of the second match. or rebel - van wely game 3. > <snip> > >aloha > martin As noted in another bulletin that I just posted, maybe improved performance will eventually make these questions moot. But . . . maybe not. People will still be trying to play the "King of the Hill" game. The competition between computers for the top ranking may still add sufficient incentive for the chess engine developers to look for ways to make new improvements, such as the one you mention: i.e. playing better in closed positions. What do you think?
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