Author: Sandro Necchi
Date: 23:03:59 01/18/04
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On January 18, 2004 at 15:49:36, Thomas Mayer wrote: >Hi Sandro, > >> well my opinion is that today best chess programs, includind Shredder 8, play >> some positions like super GM, other positions like GM and other positions >> much weaker. >> I wrote several articles in the Scacco! chess magazine on this matter from >> 1991 to 1999. >> I think this problem will not be solved soon. >> We will have to wait some years to have programs not to play weak in some >> positions. > >well, my opinion is, that nowadays chessprograms can achieve results even like >super GMs but with a totally different playing style - you know, when you would >take another viewpoint e.g. from the engines point of view you can also say: "I >do not understand those humans - this simple tactical loss of a pawn in 12 moves >was oversean by him but then he cames out with such a strong positional move -> >sometimes take play like top programs, sometimes like the upper class and >sometimes like childs" - Shredder ended... :) I agree. > >The simple fact is, that chess engines play chess totally different then humans >do - they get better and better to hide this, sometimes we even think that they >have a plan (which is with current algorithms simply nonsens). I believe that >even in more then 10 years you will find positions where engines look totally >stupid... to us - the humans... I agree. > >Greets, Thomas > >P.S.: Well, when thinking about books - this is grown theory over 100 and more >years - a GM with let's say an opening knowledge of 1900 - e.g. Lasker - would >have really problems facing nowadays opening knowledge at a tourney... not only >chess programs have advantages out of the grown knowledge - also all the >players... besides: 3. Ld3 in the french did really make me upset in Graz... :) Are you really really sure? >Great research, great move... you bookcooker guys are even as magic as the top >programmers like Stefan, Frans, Christophe, Amir, Shay, Chrilly, Mark and all >the others... Thanks, we try to improve... Ciao Sandro
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