Author: chandler yergin
Date: 01:54:04 04/24/05
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On April 23, 2005 at 21:13:33, John Merlino wrote:
>On April 23, 2005 at 20:34:15, chandler yergin wrote:
>
>>On April 23, 2005 at 19:56:19, John Merlino wrote:
>>
>>>On April 23, 2005 at 15:57:10, chandler yergin wrote:
>>>
>>>>I say..
>>>>
>>>>It's BUG! The Programmers should fix it!
>>>
>>>It is not in any conceivable way a bug. No matter whether the program takes the
>>>Bishop or not, the game is a draw. How, then, can one move be better than
>>>another?
>>>
>>>First you say that computers are materialistic (which sounds like a derogatory
>>>comment), then you complain when they DON'T play materialistically?
>>
>>Not at all... Material is everything! You can't win a game without a material
>>advantage or positional compensation equal to or better than.
>
>We're not talking about winning a game. We're talking about two different moves
>that result in a draw.
>
>>>
>>>According to you, White MUST capture Black's Queen in this position:
>>
>>Not according to me! That's just an even trade!
>>
>>What don't you understand about that?
>>
>>Do you think a Grandmaster would not have taken the Bishop?
>>
>>Or a Beginner?
>>
>>Or any Human Chess Player?
>
>Who cares what a human player would do?
>
>What matters is playing a move that does not lose in a drawn position (or draw
>OR lose in a won position).
>
>The position that you gave is drawn and the move that was made does not lose.
>How is that wrong?
>
>>The point is that humans and Computers do not play the same.
>>Computers don't have intelligence!
>>
>>It shows!
>
>Nobody ever said that computers have intelligence. All I'm saying is that the
>move is not wrong, and I defy you to find a Grandmaster that would say that the
>move IS wrong.
>
>jm
Find one that says it's right! You don't even know if all Engines would
make that move, and not capture the Bishop. It could be a bug in the one
Program.
You don't know that do you? Until you do, you should not make
such assertions! It's not logical or rational or reasonable, and I will
ignore your inputs from now on.
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