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Subject: Re: Interview with Alexander Shashin = ChessCafe.com [by Misha Savinov]

Author: gerold daniels

Date: 11:09:37 10/13/04

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On October 13, 2004 at 12:58:08, Dan Ellwein wrote:

>On October 13, 2004 at 10:48:07, José Antônio Fabiano Mendes wrote:
>
>>     Please see ==> http://www.chesscafe.com/misha/misha.htm
>>
>>Master Alexander Shashin is a former theoretical nuclear physicist whose current
>>occupation is playing and teaching chess. His familiarity with modern scientific
>>methods led him to some highly original ideas that were successfully tested in
>>practical play and analysis. Shashin invented a new theory of chess thinking
>>and, as a side-effect, a move-search algorithm. It is my distinct pleasure to
>>introduce this theory to English-speaking readers.
>
>thanks... interesting article...
>
>one quote I thought was interesting:
>
>"AS: Not the best plan, but the best move. The concept of a plan is totally
>foreign to my theory. Or maybe it is better to say that my theory discredits
>such a concept. Complex systems develop spontaneously in nature. So to find the
>best move in a given position we need to consider the following four factors:"
>
>complexity develops spontaneously...
>
>is this accurate?
>
>best regards,
>
>nice article....but the statement complexity develops spontaneously as related to chess moves ??and to move or play chess without a plan??
gerold.



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