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Subject: Don't underestimate the computer....

Author: Ingo Lindam

Date: 12:36:22 11/17/03

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On November 17, 2003 at 14:32:02, K. Burcham wrote:

>Yes you are correct, but this is exactly what needs to be done. Programs cannot
>win against a 2800 GM in a closed position---so we should take our chances with
>exchanging pawns early, open files, and let the human try to beat the GM in
>middle game with two or more open files.

Well I guess computers are far away from being ready to play a game against a
human world champion of chess where the human champion is allowed to play chess
and the computer just is allowed to play chess in positions with two or more
open files as well as they are not ready to play the human champion with two
pawns or a knight down from the beginning.

OK, the progams also seem still not to be ready to play the human champion in
closed positions... but I see no reason why they shoudn't be able to as soon as
the are allowed to have and find plans. Ofcourse they need a programmer first to
define what is a plan, how to find plans before, during and after the game and
how to use plans and aims during the search process.

I am sure that computers will have plans while playing chess... and that it is
not a law by nature (like E = mc^2) that computers can't use and/or find plans.

Well, and ofcourse the programs will have to do their homework, too... by
helping to build their opening repertoir and to extract and evaluate plans from
already played games.

Best regards,
Ingo




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