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Subject: Re: GM shouldn't play H7 before match starts

Author: Matt Frank

Date: 17:53:37 02/01/99

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On February 01, 1999 at 19:53:42, Dann Corbit wrote:


>Does Hiarcs learn?  Could Hiarcs be built with a special opening book?  It seems
>to me that the advanced preparation could go both ways.  The opening book used
>should be published so that other Hiarcs users can benefit from it, if
>customization is allowed.  How deterministic is Hiarcs approach?
>
>If the GM does discover a weakness, that would also be incredibly valuable to
>the Hiarcs programming team, since they could plug that hole in the software,
>making the program that much stronger for the next go-round.
>
>I would suggest, in fact, that having a GM try to find holes on a routine basis
>would be an excellent way to strengthen any computer chess playing program.
>
>So, the "warpage" of the experiment depends on a lot of factors and what the
>real end-goal is.

I see this as an experiment regarding the technology and its present level of
achievement with standard equipment. I eagerly await this experiment with this
gracious GM. I expect that the weaknesses in Hiarcs and my preperation of Hiarcs
for this GM will be evident after the match concludes. I also expect that the
match will be very competitive and Hiarcs will surprise many onlookers. I agree
that this match could be valuable to the Hiarcs programmers. I think a good
sense of the present state of this software will be presented (hopefully) by IM
Kaufman soon at the resource center.

Matt Frank




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