Author: Alastair Scott
Date: 01:47:41 10/01/02
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On October 01, 2002 at 02:17:18, emerson tan wrote: >The next challenge for computers after it defeat all humans is the computer to >play without any opening books and endgame tablebases. Openings of the computers >will just be algorithms on general opening principles and not to repeat opening >mistakes. It would make the programs “play” a complete game of chess. All play >would be its own. > >If the time comes that even without opening books and tablebases, the computer >defeats all humans, the next challenge will be correspondence chess. Two problems with this: i. For fairness the human would somehow have to be wiped clear of book knowledge too. Which leads to ... ii. The book is an intrinsic part of the program and spices up the play, sometimes very markedly. I've occasionally tried programs without the book and they frequently play semi-symmetrical e4, Nf3, Nc3 ... and d4, Nf3, Bf4 ... openings. I can't help feeling the bookless Utopia would be a very dull Utopia ;) Alastair
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