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Subject: Re: An Old idea for chess programs

Author: Will Singleton

Date: 14:18:46 10/20/98

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On October 20, 1998 at 14:55:23, William H Rogers wrote:

>All I was stating was that there should be a standard to make more programs
>equal. The example is the game posted where one program was declared the victor
>without leaving its opening book. When that happens, you no longer have a chess
>program, but an intensive lookup catalog. Do you agree?

Part of a good chess program is the opening book.  It's just part of the whole.
The fact that one game was played entirely in book doesn't make the program any
less of a chess program.

btw, hash tables are also "lookup catalogs."  They just have been created rather
more recently than books.


>I like you, am interested in creating a better chess platform and the more I
>learn about programming and stratagies, the better.
>My intent was to propose a new way of testing, not to insult anyone.

None taken.

Will




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