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Subject: Re: We Need a Chess Engine Designed to Play Speculative Chess

Author: Bob Durrett

Date: 14:47:05 10/24/02

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On October 24, 2002 at 16:50:54, Georg Langrath wrote:

>>Thanks, Sally.  But are they any good?  I was really thinking about having a
>>program at the top level.  One which might be used successfully against top GMs.
>
>
>I agreed to you until you said that the very speculative chessprogram should be
>on top level. Wouldn't it be fun enough to play against a program that made very
>speculative sacrifices on your own level? And much easier to realize such a
>program.
>The best try in what I mean  is Chess Tiger Suicidal. Suicidal perhaps, but not
>for a chessplayer that is weaker than the program.
>
>Georg

Please forgive me if I misunderstand you, but to me "suicidal" and "sacrificial"
are as different as night and day.

To me, "sacrificial chess" is a type of chess in which the sacrificial player is
accepting a certain amount of risk in exchange for perceived chances.

Suicidal would be simply stupid chess.

Incidentally, I am not interested in finding a program which plays at my
abysmally low level.  It must be competitive at the GM level, or it's not very
interesting.  This implies that the sacrifices must be sophisticated.  Like
Kramnik's Nxf7 for example.  Ideally, the outcome should be beyond the horizons
of both players, whether human or computer.

Bob D.



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