Author: Robert Pawlak
Date: 09:25:52 08/02/98
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On August 02, 1998 at 09:36:20, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>3. factor in some sort of random number so that positions that are bad >>>will randomly look less bad or actually look good. Or, if the random >>>addition is large enough, but infrequent enough, the program might begin >>>to make tactical blunders (ICC has some *bach programs that do (or did)) >>>this, and they would make an occasional blunder like a weaker human). I think I remember playing one of these, and having bach overlook a mate in 1! (is this possible, or is my memory confused) Yeah, this is what I want :) But seriously, from a marketing standpoint, I think that good handicapping could be an effective selling point for some of the up-and-coming software. It is probably too much to ask Ed which approach he uses - probably a trade secret. Bob P.
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