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Subject: Re: In chess we will reach diminishing returns just like in Checckers 1994

Author: Roger D Davis

Date: 15:37:28 10/29/03

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On October 29, 2003 at 03:15:23, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>"Experiments in Chinook show that there comes a point where increased search
>depth provides diminishing returns."
>
>From a mathematical game theory point of view, checkers is a simpler game than
>chess. There are only 5x1020 positions (5 with 20 zeros after it) in checkers,
>whereas chess has at least 1040 positions. Knowing this how long it will take to
>reach diminishing returns in chess?
>
>http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=1270

Strangely, the article states that Chinook won the championship in 1994 from Dr.
Marion Tinsley. Then it goes on to say that Tinsley resigned the title, claiming
ill health, and died of cancer a year later. Not exactly a victory for the
program, I'd say.




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