Author: martin fierz
Date: 13:23:37 03/15/04
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On March 15, 2004 at 15:34:07, Tord Romstad wrote: >On March 15, 2004 at 14:29:58, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>Well, the good news is that Steven's last name is not Botvinnik. :) I suspect >>that he will eventually produce something, unlike the "Pioneer" project that >>produced reams of promises and faked results... :) > >I haven't read any of Botvinnik's papers, but my impression is that his >contributions to computer chess are criticized more than he deserved. It >seems to me that he was a man far ahead of his time, inventing deep and >original ideas which nobody, not even Botvinnik himself, was able to >implement effectively at the time. > >Today, finally, two of the most interesting and rapidly improving chess >engines are based on Botvinnik's ideas. > >Tord hi tord, which two engines do you mean? and is there a good description of botvinniks ideas on which they are based somewhere? cheers martin
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