Author: Johan de Koning
Date: 22:49:48 03/20/04
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On March 20, 2004 at 20:37:09, stuart taylor wrote: >And even if without further improvements in playing strength (but atleast the >best setting should be the default settings etc. and it should stay ATLEAST as >strong as it is now, and not do things which risk it getting weaker), can there >be OTHER improvements of things which I have not yet seen, like a very advanced >kind of chatter, which comments intelligently on the position, as well as a >choice of different chatters e.g. 1).highly intelligent 2).humorous 3).humorous >as well as completely clean! 4).Different combinations of the above. 5) >encouraging etc. I think you'll find 1)...5) right here in this forum. :-) >Also, a finely tuned estimation of playing strength according to your games, but >not based only on percentage of won, lost, drawn etc. That's tough. As far as *playing* strength goes we don't have anything better than Elo's statistical model. Insight, fighting spirit, distractions, and not the least physical fitness, are all thrown at one heap. But then again, that *is* what defines playing strength in the real world. ... Johan
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