Author: Jonas Cohonas
Date: 22:01:52 01/15/03
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On January 16, 2003 at 00:15:24, Nathan Thom wrote: >Im an amateur chess player (around 1300), but love to program interesting >problems. It seems that most of the programmers here are all very highly rated >chess players. Most chess programs beat me easily, so I thought it would be >interesting to see if I could write a program that could beat me aswell. > >In peoples opinion, will it be hard for me to write a program that can play very >well (say 1800+) even if it only uses my basic knowledge of chess? I am not a programmer myself, but the general opinion among chess programmers is that you don't need to be strong yourself, in order to program a strong engine. Here is a quote from the programmer of Ruffian: "03. Interview team: Some people claim that only an experienced and accomplished chess player is capable of writing a strong engine. So we're interested in your rating and wonder if you play in a chess-club? If you are a member of a chess club: Do your friends know other programs apart from Ruffian? Per-Ola Valfridsson (Ruffian): I'm not a strong player compared Ruffian, my rating is just below 2000 (guess). I don't believe you need to be a strong chess player to write a strong engine. Of course you need basic chess knowledge but I think it is more important to be a good programer. I am a member of the local chess club but I don't play very often nowadays." (taken from http://www.playwitharena.com) Regards Jonas
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