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Subject: Re: GM comp personalities????

Author: Reynolds Takata

Date: 19:48:59 01/19/99

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On January 19, 1999 at 22:14:08, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On January 19, 1999 at 21:40:06, Reynolds Takata wrote:
>
>>  Is it possible to take a large database of a specific GM's games, then
>>manipulate a programs settings so that in all of the games in the database, the
>>comp finds the moves of the specific GM's to be absolutely best.  Next set the
>>programs settings to the average of  the piece values and other settings etc.,
>>that one used to make the comp find all of the GM's moves to be strongest.
>>This all for the purpose of truly making a program play ina specific GM's style.
>>  I'm not sure if conceptually this works out, and definitely see some problems
>>with it.  I'm just searching for input to make this conceptualization work out a
>>little better(if possible at all).  Thanks
>The Chessmaster series tries to do this by some means.  While you can change a
>program to make it more attacking or favor a particular opening, I don't think
>we can *really* make it play like a chess superstar.  I think that the concept
>is a fun idea, but imagine trying to make a program play like *you*.  I think
>when you think of it that way the difficulty becomes more obvious.

  Of course, as i mentioned even if it is possible i think it would quite
difficult.  In the manner i proposed above, of a sort of "average evaluation"
scheme, the average doesn't neccesarilu mean that a computer will play like the
proscribed GM.  However, it might be possible to bring about play with certain
tendencies perhaps, and in that vain said to play in a similar style.  I'm not
sure if CM's GM personalities are accurate or what method they use.  I do know
that the Tal personality will almost always sack a night for two pawns in front
of the king and maintain a pin on knight with the bishop.  Is this like Tal? No
but it is attacking looking :).



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