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

Author: José Carlos

Date: 09:13:37 07/15/02

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On July 15, 2002 at 11:53:28, Rolf Tueschen wrote:

>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

  Ok. I see you don't want to talk about your problem. Let me know if you need
help.

  José C.



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