Author: Uri Blass
Date: 12:57:40 06/02/03
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On June 02, 2003 at 15:37:21, John Merlino wrote: >On June 02, 2003 at 14:52:33, Jim Bodkins wrote: > >>As a result of this comment from Da Konig at Leiden .. >> >>"I changed only some minor things, I think that it is very difficult to improve >>the program further. If I start changing things, the program may get weaker". De >>Koning does not want to play in the world championship this year in Graz. "No, I >>don´t want to play there, I want to play Amazons with my program in the >>Olympiad, take a look at the chess games and relax a bit. A world championship >>is a lottery. However, I think that my program would play very well there, it is >>a strong program, of course." >> >>... it appears that TheKing is no longer intended to be competative but is >>instead relagated to a role as an appliance. (Maybe that pays better. It seems >>like a said end to a competative engine however). > >You have missed the point/truth behind both statements. > >The first one merely says that it is "very difficult to improve the program" and >that IF he starts changing things the program may get weaker. This is true for >ANY commercial program. It is not clear that it is true for every commercial program. The fact that a program plays well does not mean that it is very difficult to improve it. Uri
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