Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 22:18:05 02/01/03
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On February 01, 2003 at 17:59:12, Bob Durrett wrote: > >What would happen if Kasparov were to follow Botvinnik's footsteps and become >genuinely interested in improving computer chess? > >What if: > >(1) Professor Hyatt and a team of the top chess engine programmers were to give >Kasparov an intensive short course [24 hours per day for 6 months] in chess >engine programming and Kasparov were to become addicted to chess engine design? > >(2) Kasparov were to then become pro-active in trying to help the chess engine >programmers to improve their chess engines? > >Generally, it has already been established here that relatively weak >chessplayers can produce strong chess engines. But what could Kasparov, in >partnership with the likes of Hyatt, produce? > >Maybe the recent mistakes made by Fritz and Junior would not happen anymore. > >What do you think? > >Bob D. It is an interesting question without a clear answer. It might produce a qualitative jump in computer chess. It might produce very little. Remember that strong chess players have been involved in the past. Levy (an IM) had a chess program (working with another master at least). Botvinnik was quite a strong player and never produced a working program, as a counter-example, even though he had a good feel for computers, computer chess, and AI in general.
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