Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 10:49:38 02/12/04
The short answer: "From some smart people." It seems to me that chess algorithms are like scientific theories. They come and they go. First was the theory that the Earth was flat and then round. Algorithms are like that too. Chess algorithms must be no exception. There is something higher than an algorithm. Worship of a given algorithm seems terribly dumb to me. Better would be to "worship" the creators of the algorithms, but than seems dumb too. There has to be something at a higher level. Maybe that "something" is unconstrained creative human thought by someone capable of seeing "the big picture." Surely all chess programmers wish to be that something at a higher level. It is only human. Of course, there will always be those mindless "algorithm worshippers." : ) It has been said that "If you cannot create good computer code, you should not post bulletins at the Computer Chess Club bulletin board." Obviously that's wrong. It may be time to start looking for new algorithms. After all, alpha and beta are only the first two letters in the Greek alphabet. What about the rest? It's time for a new generation of chess software which can both play at a higher level [planning, etc.] and do new things. Just my two cents worth. Bob D.
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