Author: Jonathan Lee
Date: 17:15:16 12/30/02
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On December 30, 2002 at 16:49:23, robert flesher wrote: >Without the opening knowledge that we all attain as we become better players the >game is NO longer Chess it a matter of speaking. The computers must have the >basic positions of all the major openings as these are time tested and proven to >be sound in relative terms. I have stated that engines are tuned for certain >positions, this is one of the strength's and should not be taken away from them. >Its like asking, or telling Mikhail Tal he cannot sac.....//Botvinnik would have >thanked us:)//...... there goes his strength, his edge!. If the concern is the >rating?use the Nunn test positions where each engine gets a chance to evaluate a >key, well known position. To watch computer's battle through the opening seems >like a waste of time to me as they still lack the long term strategic >understanding needed. The day i see a computer play the Marshall Gambit, Morra >Gambit, or other genuine pawn sacks in the opening for positional play, or to >get an edge, then i will change my mind. Cheers~ There will come a time when the human world chess champion will play the (world champion chess computer without the opening library). That will be an engineering feat unto itself for the computer. On a lighter note, I prefer people analyzing rather than memorizing. However, pattern recognition over opening library is also worth noting. I hope this was inspiring. Jonathan
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