Author: Anthony Cozzie
Date: 10:06:29 12/29/04
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Let me spell this out for you. 1. People in this forum (for whatever reason) care about the chess playing ability of computers. 2. The ultimate arbiter of chess playing ability is winning games against other players, be they human or computers. 3. Therefore, we hold programs that win long matches and tournaments to be the best, and if Program A beats Program B in a 200 game match, we conclude that A plays better chess than B. 4. In a game of chess, one can only play one move. 5. The computer will play the one move that has the highest score. 6. Thus, the other moves that the computer considers are completely irrelevant. The point is: considering a move means NOTHING. Playing a move means EVERYTHING. anthony
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