Author: Frank Quisinsky
Date: 17:33:03 08/15/02
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On August 15, 2002 at 18:04:56, Will Singleton wrote: >On August 15, 2002 at 15:50:59, Frank Quisinsky wrote: > >>Hi there, >> >>under the following address can be found interviews with: >> >>01. Tim Mann >>02. Robert Hyatt >>03. Martin Blume >> >>Main theme are engine protocols! >> >>The interview with Martin is so far only in German available, the interviews >>with Robert and Tim also in English. >> >>With the permission by ChessBits! >>(German computer chess magazine, interviews are from issue 18) >> >>Have a nice day ... I hope the big group of Winboarders found interesting >>information. > >Yes, I did, thanks. With regard to one of Hyatt's statements, "The commercial >programs are using some form of forward pruning that they won't discuss", I have >seen hints of such in dicussions here. But is it logical to assume that only >the commercials are using secret techniques? There are several strong amateur >programs whose authors also do not discuss their techniques. > >The commercials don't have a corner on secrecy, nor should they. > >Will Hi Will, yes for sure the amateurs have also secrets but the amateurs are speaking and other persons can learning and can try the own ideas if problems are solved. Look, today we have 160 or more WB compatible engines (I know over 200 WB engines). The group of professionals are for years much bigger. Maybe in 3 years we have only 3 commercial chess engines where users have a bigger interest to buy it. On the other hand, I think it`s a selection which is not bad for the situation. Strong commercial programs are good for hold the Equilibrium. Commercial firms are also very important for the future of computer chess. Today we must more do for commercial chess not for amateur chess :-) But a little more action from commercial programmers are good for the fans / users and persons which have little questions about chess programming. So I think the comments from Robert are very good (in my opinion) !! Best Frank
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