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Subject: Re: To Uri and Hyatt

Author: Madhavan

Date: 08:16:39 01/18/05

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On January 18, 2005 at 11:12:11, Uri Blass wrote:

>On January 18, 2005 at 10:59:10, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>On January 18, 2005 at 10:47:42, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On January 18, 2005 at 08:17:27, Madhavan wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>i deny that,strongest program running on a faster hardware should not get a draw
>>>>>>or lose in many games against super grandmasters,if it does then it is
>>>>>>considered as not solved
>>>>>
>>>>>Solution of chess only means that the solver will never lose a match.
>>>>>It does not mean not getting a draw or a loss.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>then consider there are 5 grandmasters and 1 program playing in the tournament
>>>>that program is said to be "chess solvable",it does not lose to any of the
>>>>grandmasters but drew with 2 grandmaster
>>>>one of the grandmaster drew the machine but won all the game against other
>>>>grandmasters,then that grandmaster will be declared as event winner,but loses
>>>>few game in another event then what is your point?
>>>
>>>The point is that solving chess does not mean being able to win every
>>>tournament.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>
>>Maybe not but if computers ever solve chess and I doubt it will happen, then
>>I'll bet no GM will be able to draw a game or else computers will be banned from
>>all tournaments.  ( Or are they banned already?)
>>:-)
>
>If humans learn the perfect game and repeat it against the chess solver then the
>chess solver will not be able to score more than 50%.

then what is "chess solver" then why is the term "chess solver" being given to
the program?

>
>solving chess is not enough to win tournaments and you need not to be
>deterministic.
>
>Uri



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