Author: Michael Henderson
Date: 21:52:01 01/06/05
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On January 06, 2005 at 19:13:17, James Kukula wrote: >I've been dreaming for years about ways that a computer chess program could >provide a person with a short list of the best three or four moves, and explain >the strengths and weaknesses of each. Then the person gets to make the final >choice. Seems like that could be lots of fun, both for beginners and for >experts. I expect by now something like this probably already exists???? Hi, I'm also a computer programmer. I have made an amateur chess program, Pluto. I think what you say is possible. I just never have seen this done or have done it myself (!) It's easy to describe pieces and pawns in chess--computers and humans do it all the time. e.i. king is weak, bishop is bad, knight is strong on outpost, piece attacks weak pawn... The key is to start out with something simple that works consistently, and then add on to that and test it. One might end up with something quite advanced after some period. I don't deny that that there may be several problems due to the algorithms used in chess search. On the other hand, there may be workarounds. The program should be able to avoid giving stupid explanations because it gives high quality lines. It's true, pure analysis output is not always desirable. There is a reason behind every move. When I play a computer, I have situations: 1. I want to know the best move and why it is good 2. I want to know why the move I am about to play is good or bad, and I want to know why it is good or bad 3. I want the same for any moves I have questions about. The why part would preferably be answered by explanation + concrete variations. It's a pain reading off and visualizing/playing pure lines on the board. It takes the focus off the abstraction element of chess. This is of course not true if pure analysis is what you want. I'm sure pros would be more focused on the lines than a computer's explanation. However, the explanations would be convenient, friendly, and interesting for the average and lower players. I'd be interested if somebody could give me reasons why it's not feasible--but try to come up with workarounds. Michael
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