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Subject: Re: Post-Mortem Analysis "The importance of being a chess programmer"

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 08:53:28 07/15/02

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On July 15, 2002 at 11:16:16, José Carlos wrote:

>On July 15, 2002 at 10:49:00, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>
>>On July 15, 2002 at 10:30:15, José Carlos wrote:
>>
>>>On July 15, 2002 at 10:14:16, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>>
>>>>On July 15, 2002 at 08:29:14, José Carlos wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On July 15, 2002 at 07:22:50, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On July 14, 2002 at 19:39:22, José Carlos wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>On July 14, 2002 at 19:25:34, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>On July 14, 2002 at 19:03:05, José Carlos wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>On July 14, 2002 at 18:18:32, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>On July 14, 2002 at 18:04:56, José Carlos wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>On July 14, 2002 at 07:03:35, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>On July 14, 2002 at 04:57:21, José Carlos wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>On July 14, 2002 at 01:38:40, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On July 13, 2002 at 19:05:35, José Carlos wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On July 13, 2002 at 17:16:05, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On July 13, 2002 at 16:57:51, José Carlos wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On July 13, 2002 at 15:09:18, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On July 13, 2002 at 08:02:09, José Carlos wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On July 13, 2002 at 07:15:53, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On July 13, 2002 at 07:09:02, José Carlos wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On July 13, 2002 at 05:35:24, Uri Blass wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On July 12, 2002 at 19:16:31, José Carlos wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>On July 12, 2002 at 14:56:11, Ed Schröder wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Hi CCC,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>In Rebel I maintain a statistic file, on every iteration a counter is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>incremented with 1 (see column 2) representing the iteration depths Rebel has
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>searched. When a new best move is found a second counter is incremented with 1
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>(see column 3) representing how many times a new best move has been found on the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>given iteration depth, between brackets the percentage is calculated.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>As you can see the very first plies Rebel often changes to new best moves,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>however when the depth increases and increases the chance Rebel will change its
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>mind drops and drops. From 16 plies on the chance a new better move is found is
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>below 2%.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I wonder what this all means, it is still said (and believed by many) that a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>doubling in computer speed gives 30-50-70 elo. That could be very well true for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>lower depths but the below statistic seem to imply something totally different,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>a sharp diminishing return on deeper depths.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Interesting also is colum 4 (Big Score Changes), whenever a big score difference
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>is measured (0.50 up or down) the percentage is calculated. This item seems to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>be less sensitive than the change in best move. However the maintained "Big
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Score Changes" statistic is not fully reliable as it also counts situations like
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>being a rook or queen up (or down) in positions and naturally you get (too) many
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>big score fluctuations. I have changed that and have limit the system to scores
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>in the range of -2.50 / +2.50 but for the moment have too few games played to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>show the new statistic.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Anyway the number of positions calculated seem to be more than sufficient (over
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>100,000) to be reliable. The origin came from extensive testing the latest Rebel
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>via self-play at various time controls.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Hi Ed, if I get this right, the second column (moves searched) is the number
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>of positions in which the program has reached the depth given by column 1. If it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>was really "moves", there would be about 3x in depth 2 than in depth 1.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Then the idea is that many more changes happen in low depths because the
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>program is there many more times, so I (ignoring "Big Changes") calculated a
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>couple of other numbers:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  The ratio moves changes / moves searched and the relative % of changes from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>ply to ply:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                 SEARCH OVERVIEW
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>                 ===============
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  (A)     (B)            (C)           (D)             (E)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Depth    Moves          Moves     Moves Changed /   rel % of changes from
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>       Searched        Changed    Moves Searched    ply n-1 to n
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 1     113768         0 =  0.0%        0
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2     113768     44241 = 38.9%    0.388870333
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3     113768     34262 = 30.1%    0.30115674        77.44%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4     113194     32619 = 28.8%    0.288168984       95.69%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 5     113191     30697 = 27.1%    0.271196473       94.11%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 6     108633     28516 = 26.2%    0.262498504       96.79%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 7     108180     25437 = 23.5%    0.235135885       89.58%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 8     102782     22417 = 21.8%    0.218102391       92.76%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9      82629     15400 = 18.6%    0.186375244       85.45%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>10      59032      9144 = 15.5%    0.154899038       83.11%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>11      39340      5183 = 13.2%    0.131748856       85.05%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>12      23496      2350 = 10.0%    0.100017024       75.91%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>13      12692       957 =  7.5%    0.075401828       75.39%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>14       6911       396 =  5.7%    0.057299957       75.99%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>15       4032       193 =  4.8%    0.047867063       83.54%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>16       2471        72 =  2.9%    0.029138001       60.87%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>17       1608        26 =  1.6%    0.016169154       55.49%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>18       1138        17 =  1.5%    0.014938489       92.39%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>19        921         6 =  0.7%    0.006514658       43.61%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>20        795         7 =  0.9%    0.008805031      135.16%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>21        711         1 =  0.1%    0.00140647        15.97%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>22        636         2 =  0.3%    0.003144654      223.58%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>23        574         5 =  0.9%    0.008710801      277.00%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>24        507         1 =  0.2%    0.001972387       22.64%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>25        451         3 =  0.7%    0.006651885      337.25%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>26        394         1 =  0.3%    0.002538071       38.16%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>27        343         2 =  0.6%    0.005830904      229.74%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>28        296         2 =  0.7%    0.006756757      115.88%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>29        269         0 =  0.0%    0                  0.00%
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Column (D) means the probability at a certain position at a certain depth to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>get a change, according to your data, for a random position (I assume you chose
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>random positions, because this data comes from real games).
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>No
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I assume that the positions that was searched to big depthes like 16 are only
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>positions that the program had enough time to search in the game to depth 16.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>These positions are not random positions from games.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I expect in random positions from games to see at least 10% changes at depth 16.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Uri
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  It's interesting that Ed, who has been doing chess programming for a lot of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>years rely on statistical data, and you, absolute newbie to chess programming
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>can 'expect'. Quite amazing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  José C.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Very telling about your lack of knowledge about interdisciplinary thinking.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Rolf Tueschen
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Well, you needed several hundred posts from Dann to understand the simple
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>concept of elo ratings. Lack of knowledge is easy to solve, while lack of
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>intelligence is a real problem.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  BTW, interdisciplinary thinking has nothing to do with validating intuitions
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>through experiments.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  José C.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Your habits are a bit strange for CCC. You want to insult people for their
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>intelligence? Didn't you know that this is out of fashion?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Did you feel insulted? Oh, sorry, I didn't insult you, really.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Also you cannot prove
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>your visions.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Visions? I don't have visions. Maybe you take me for someone else ?!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>But I can prove where you lack of knowledge. Look at this:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>How do you know if or when I understood Elo system? Dann didn't
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>explain anything to _me_,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Don't feel bad because Dann had to explain that to you. It can happen to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>everybody.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>He was the only one having the courage to give his verdict about SSDF
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Elo system - _with_ me! We two the only ones. And you were dreaming of his role
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>as _my_ teacher? That's funny.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  I'm glad you enjoied Dann's lessons. Dann is very good at that. I also always
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>enjoy his posts.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>You do not  understand what validity means... ;-)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Good argument!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>You have no idea of what interdisciplinary means too.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Damn, you leave me without words!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>You are the typical expert
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>with narrow views.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Thanks for calling me expert... bah, just a little degree in computer science
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>and a few publications don't make me an expert...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Do not insult Uri.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  I didn't. He knows it.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  BTW, do you feel the need to defend him? Don't you think he is capable to
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>defend himself? I think it's you who is insulting Uri.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Because he knows a lot about chess.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  The first thing where we agree! Cheers!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Know
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>what I mean? Chess is the basis for computerchess. :)
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Words of wisdom...
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Only interdisciplinary help could enlighten you. If you have questions, please
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>tell me, I'll try to do my best for you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Rolf Tueschen
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Thank you very much. I'll ask you anything I don't understand.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  José C.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>No reason to become so upset only because I told you not to insult Uri.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>You have insulted him on his lack of intelligence
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>  Uri knows I didn't. It seems _you_ are not capable to understand. I'm sorry,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I'm not gonna explain _you_ what I said to Uri. He understood. That's enough.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Please, stop defending him from nothing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>You did not insult me for lack of intelligence but you said that you find it
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>strange that I disagree with Ed when Ed has a lot of experience about chess
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>programming and I am new in the task of chess programming.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I think that the fact that I am new in chess programming was not relevant for
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>the discussion because I do not need to be a programmer to have an opinion about
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>data that everyone can see after hours of analyzing.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I doubt if Ed has more experience than me in giving programs hours to analyze
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>and looking if the program changes it's mind.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>The data that Ed gave is from games and if programs can get depth 16
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>in games then the position is relatively simple so the program usually does not
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>change it's mind.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Note that I believe in diminishing returns but I still expect significant gain
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>from hardare in the near future.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>I believe that the difference in comp-comp games at 24 hours per move may be
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>only 40 elo from doubling the speed and not 70 elo but 40 elo is still
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>significant.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>Uri
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>  My comment was about you "expecting" where Ed was providing experimental data,
>>>>>>>>>>>>>nothing more nothing less. Then I asked you for data, you posted some logs and I
>>>>>>>>>>>>>find them interesting. That's all. Rolf just invented some nonsense to create
>>>>>>>>>>>>>mess. That's his style.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>  José C.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Some people find it helpful to crucify the reporter who reported their own
>>>>>>>>>>>>mistakes. That is telling! You brought the indecent argument that Ed were
>>>>>>>>>>>>programmer and Uri NOT. That alone is telling. Because the one had nothing
>>>>>>>>>>>>to do with the other in the question that was debated here.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  Uri understood it. I've already explained it to you. I won't explain it again.
>>>>>>>>>>>I'm not so patient as Dann.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Another change of the truth. Uri wrote the almost exact phrase I addressed to
>>>>>>>>>>you. Period.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Even now you didn't have the "idea" to apologize.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  _You_ should apologize. But I don't care at all what you do. You want to mess
>>>>>>>>>>>and you do it. Well, if you enjoy that...
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>You should stop to project your character onto others. Period.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  _You_ should. Period.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Instead you created a new
>>>>>>>>>>>>insult against me. I should be responsible for the mess you brought yourself
>>>>>>>>>>>>into. That is telling! Very telling.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>Rolf Tueschen
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  You keep on looking at the mirror, instead of looking at me. Your words tell
>>>>>>>>>>>about yourself. I find it funny.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>This is the proof. Your confession that you find it funny, you enjoy it.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  Yes, I confess I enjoy seeing yourself talking to the mirror.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>You enjoy a mess.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  No I don't. I've been posting here for some years. People know I don't. Nobody
>>>>>>>>>believes your lies.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>_Your_ mess.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  Again talking to the mirror.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>All what I did was the reporting and the warning that
>>>>>>>>>>you should stop it and apologize to Uri. Now you are confused about yourself.
>>>>>>>>>>Again, that could be healed by your apology. To Uri, not me of course. I'm just
>>>>>>>>>>the observer, you cannot insult me at all.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  Again talking to the mirror.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>For the readers I repeat what you did wrong.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  First you defend Uri (implying he can't himself), now you care for the
>>>>>>>>>readers. Man, you must be a saint.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>You attacked Uri by telling him
>>>>>>>>>>that he were no programmer
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  Stop this fantasy, please. I know Uri wrote Movei, which is quickly improving.
>>>>>>>>>Why do you think Uri is no programmer?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>and he still dared to differ from Ed, who were a
>>>>>>>>>>programmer indeed, with opinions.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  I repeat I'm not so patient as Dann to explain this again to you. Read
>>>>>>>>>previous post for an explanation or keep showing your unability to understand it
>>>>>>>>>again and again.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>This attack is indecent and should not
>>>>>>>>>>be done here in CCC.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  Good! Now you give me lessons how to behave in a forum! I'm so interested.
>>>>>>>>>I'll search rgcc archives for more lessons.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>Rolf Tueschen
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>  José C.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Here is what Uri wrote to you:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>"You did not insult me for lack of intelligence but you said that you find it
>>>>>>>>strange that I disagree with Ed when Ed has a lot of experience about chess
>>>>>>>>programming and I am new in the task of chess programming."
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  Nothing to add to what Uri said. It's crystal clear.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Again, bringing forward such arguments is indecent.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  Really? Your above statement says: experiece doesn't count at all and it is
>>>>>>>indecent to make conclusions out of it. People can draw their own conclusions
>>>>>>>about your seriousness.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Saying one is programmer and
>>>>>>>>a very experienced one and the other not so experienced or beginner and so on.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  So what? I'm a begginer to chess programming also. The programs I write in my
>>>>>>>work have nothing to do with chess, so I only have Averno as a hobby. So what
>>>>>>>now? Do you think I'm insulting myself? Are you gonna defend me from me? :)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>And you did the same with me in older discussion about SSDF and Elo and also
>>>>>>>>now.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  Again. Don't feel insulted because Dann had to explain you how Elo system
>>>>>>>works.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>The truth is that statistics and things like that have nothing to do with
>>>>>>>>computerchess programming qualities.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  That's a good proof of how much do you know about computerchess and
>>>>>>>statistics. Well, maybe Dann didn't explain it so well after all.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>This is not my own opinion, it's a simple truth.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  Oh, yes. You don't have opinions, you have simple truths.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Good idea to search rgcc. In special read my messages from August 2001 on.
>>>>>>>>All the old stuff from 1996 to 1998 is expressed by a virtually 22 y.
>>>>>>>>old young man, what many people misunderstood.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  :)
>>>>>>>  "I'm not wrong. People don't understand me". Good argument.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Please read also my Mosaik on
>>>>>>>>Schachcomputerwelt, in German unfortunately. The address is
>>>>>>>>http://members.aol.com/mclanecxantia/myhomepage/rolfsmosaik.html
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  Sorry, I don't speak german (lack of knowledge?).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>You may have the final word. Because you are a chessprogrammer. ;)
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  No, please, don't leave me with the final word. Continue stating your simple
>>>>>>>truths.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>Rolf Tueschen
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>  José C.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Since I diagnosed that logic is not the biggest talent of my opponent in the
>>>>>>game above and that I saw that he's a real programmer, I ask this to all, what
>>>>>>do you think of what is the exact definition of being a computerchess
>>>>>>programmer, how big is the synergy effect of computerchess programming on
>>>>>>general thinking processes and how large the part of own code should be that
>>>>>>we start to speak of a computerchess programmer.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Note please that this is a question to all, not primarily to my opponent above,
>>>>>>who is very susceptible to magic thinking. For example real experts could
>>>>>>perhaps explain how important the imagination is above straight perception for
>>>>>>programmers. Are there certain parts in programming where you qua defining have
>>>>>>the power to establish reality against different realities of other collegues?
>>>>>>Is it possible to establish even different forms of logic?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Rolf Tueschen
>>>>>
>>>>>  I won't answer your lies, since everybody can read above and see that, for
>>>>>example, "magic thinking" is not something I'm susceptible to, but something you
>>>>>invented for me.
>>>>>  Anyway thanks for your lessons on what a beeing a good programmer means.
>>>>>
>>>>>  José C.
>>>>
>>>>Magic thinking is a polite paraphrasing! Perhaps you get it now ->
>>>>
>>>>Look at this: you insulted Uri for having less experience in chess programming
>>>>(!) than Ed,
>>>
>>>  So _you_ believe having less experience is an insult. Incredible.
>>
>>You ran out of sensible arguments lately, I am sorry. For you in slow motion:
>>that someone has less experience in chess programming is not relevant if someone
>>is talking about something away from computerchess programming. So, if someone
>>[I could identify you in the role] jumps into this and tells the man that he's
>>less experienced, then this is identified as offensive and insulting.
>>Credible ehtics!
>
>
>
>  You keep feeling inferior in some way I can't totally understand. Let's see,
>Uri and I have a civilized conversation in which no one feels offendended.

This alone shows all your confusion. First of all it was _not_ civilized when
you metioned Uri's less experience in comparison to Ed, but dream on and deny
that. Then it's a fact that Uri is much too polite to tell you that you had
insulted him. He knows you longer than I do. Now I wouldn't write such things
because of the dominance of your "magic" thinking. But since we're friends now,
we have no need to deal with such peanuts. We don't need ethics anymore.


>Then
>_you jump_ on me attacking me for my lack of knowledge on something that has
>nothing to do with the topic discussed.

Yes, sorry. It was the past when I still had you in the normal ranges of ethics.

>Then, not having that weak argument
>anymore you you attack my ethics trying to prove that I insulted someone that
>has stated clearly that I didn't.

This is a lie. A clear lie. But with "magic" thinking you are able to see it
differently.

>So what's your problem? Do you feel inferior
>and try to project that inferiority feeling to Uri to release yourself from your
>anxiety? Forget about Uri, _he can_ speak for himself and _he did_ speak for
>himself.

Yes, and he told you what you had done wrong.

>Now do the same, speak for yourself. Tell me what's _your_ problem.

Since we are friends now, I have no longer a problem with your lack of ethics.


>
>
>
>>>>but Uri was talking about something where the experience of
>>>>_programming_ was no point at all, therefore you attacked _me_ (!),
>>>>insulting me that Dann had to explain to me something
>>>
>>>  So _you_ believe needing an explanation is an insult. Incredible.
>>
>>Magic thinking means, that someone badly needs a way out of the mess he put
>>himself into and therefore he begins to crawl and to attack innocent >passengers.
>
>
>
>  Is this your problem? If you want to talk about it, I'll do my best to try to
>help you.


No, excuse me but you are most improbably a good choice for a debate about
ethics.


>
>
>
>>The magic thinker was you and the innocent passenger was me.
>
>
>
>  Again talking to the mirror?
>
>
>
>>The way how you took Uri to task, at least you tried, is in itself insulting. >Credible ethics.
>
>
>  You're obssesed with Uri. Forget about him. He said what he wanted to say.
>Talk about you. Free yourself from that that ties you. Let it out.

You demonstrate very good the difference between intelligence and ethics.

>
>
>>>>in hundreds (!!) of posts. However the truth was that Dann was one of very few who _supported_ my critic of SSDF,
>>>
>>>  :) Incredible.
>>
>>Yes, but the truth. Now, let the magic begin... :)
>
>
>  No, Rolf, magic does not exist. This is real life. Don't forget it.

For me yes, but for you?

>
>
>>>>therefore a fact _you_ were angry about me
>>>
>>>  ?!
>>>
>>>>... who had written in R.G.C.C. (!!)
>>>
>>>  Any reader interested can read above, in this post, why I mention rgcc when
>>>this Rolf tries to teach me lessons how to behave in a forum.
>>
>>Is "this" (Rolf) a minor form of expressing some insulting secret thoughts?? :)
>
>
>  Your mind betrays to you. I just made a typographic mistake. I was going to
>write "this guy", then remembered I don't know how old are you, went to delete
>that to put "Rolf" instead and forgot "this". Then you immediately think I'm
>insulting you. I'm afraid that could be some kind of paranoia. I hope I'm wrong
>here.

No, it's only exact reading. But I see that you have a strange tendency to rely
on psychiatric vocabulary. Not this time, please.

>
>
>>In a way I'm happy that we have no TV yet. I'm sure that you had a lot of
>>hand-waving in mind.
>
>
>  See the comment above.


I was referring to possible differences in cultural habits.


>
>
>>>>So backwards, it's because I have written in R.G.C.C. you have the right
>>>>to insult Uri for having less experience than Ed in computerchess programming? :-))
>>>
>>>  Finally you totally lose contact with reality.
>>
>>Which reality? The magic or the real?
>
>
>  Forget about magic, Rolf. This is real life.

I know, never saw something else. But you, my friend?

>
>
>>>>My question was if such looped *"magic"* thinking were favorable for chess
>>>>programming.
>>>>
>>>>Rolf Tueschen
>>>
>>>  Congratulations. You're brilliantly showing your logic.
>>
>>Thanks, dear José. You're welcome.
>
>
>  My pleasure, dear Rolf.
>
>  José C.

Hope that all this won't cause too much trouble for you... Hope, that AVERNO is
ok...

Rolf Tueschen



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