Author: J. C. Boco
Date: 08:07:00 01/01/03
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On December 31, 2002 at 19:40:20, Jorge Pichard wrote: >When will a chess Program be stronger than Victor Palciauskas in correspondence >chess, without the World Champion getting any assistance from another chess >program? > >http://www.correspondencechess.com/palciauskas/ Probably when the Novag Star Sapphire comes out. I don't think the top gun in correspondence chess will ever be defeated in an extended match game. In this form of chess, you can lay exceptionally deep positional tricks onto a computer. There are some arguments on CC that a doubling of speed is about equal to a ply (or two half moves). Given Moore's Law, which is expected to run out near 2020 (isn't it?) there are about 5 doublings left. Where does that leave us? A 100GHz processor? How many ply would that think ahead? I just don't think enough. A quantum computer, someday, maybe. But I distinguish this type of computer which still lies shrouded in science fiction (in the sense of having a practical tabletop model that anyone can buy), from the usual definition of a computer. Hmmmmm....., maybe this is why the Star Sapphire hasn't come out yet! :-) They are having touble with those electrons tunneling through the cheap plastic housing. :-)
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