Author: Uri Blass
Date: 02:20:34 02/02/03
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On February 02, 2003 at 04:46:54, Drexel,Michael wrote: >On February 02, 2003 at 04:30:54, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On February 01, 2003 at 23:00:39, Ricardo Gibert wrote: >> >>>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? >>> >>> >>>I would bet that if he studied "24 hours a day for 6 months", he would wind up >>>dead due to the lack of sleep. But seriously, I don't think he can can become >>>the programming equivalent of a GM in that amount of time. Even if it were >>>possible, programming for chess and playing chess are different enough that I >>>don't think being a GM will be that great a help. Some yes, but don't expect >>>"great things" to come of it. >> >>The number of programmers of chess programs is clearly smaller than the number >>of chess players. >> >>I believe that the task of becoming a GM is harder than the task of developing a >>top program. >> >>Uri > >depends on age and talent at the moment you begin to play chess. >for some russian boys (5) it might not be that hard to become a GM. > >Michael I suspect that for some genius boys it is also not hard to become top programmers if they start to program when they are 5 years old but for some reason they do not try. Uri
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