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Subject: Re: A computer against itself

Author: Chris Carson

Date: 14:20:18 04/05/03

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On April 05, 2003 at 17:08:56, Claude Shannon wrote:

>Has anyone ever simply set a computer to play against itself,
>choosing moves alternately for white and black from the same
>search information?  At what point during the game would the
>computer make a mistake leading to victory for the other "side"?
>Such a game would be useful in evaluating the performance of
>the computer.  Also it would be free of bias that might be
>found in a game constructed by a human.  Every chess program
>sold ought to come with such a demo game that would be repeatable.

Most programs have the option to play itself.



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