Author: chandler yergin
Date: 08:18:47 04/24/05
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On April 24, 2005 at 06:11:49, Uri Blass wrote: >On April 24, 2005 at 05:03:07, chandler yergin wrote: > >>On April 24, 2005 at 00:42:56, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On April 23, 2005 at 12:13:53, chandler yergin wrote: >>> >>>>On April 23, 2005 at 11:25:20, Jonas Cohonas wrote: >>>> >>>>>>Hmmm ok Typical computer thinking. >>>>>> >>>>>>The human sees the draw instantly; the White King goes to h1, and Black's Bishop >>>>>>is the wrong color. >>>>>> >>>>>>Thanks for the input. >>>>> >>>>>I suspect it would be really easy to make the programs see a draw instantly too, >>>>>but what's the point, sometimes humans and even programs will make mistakes in >>>>>such positions. >>>> >>>>What's the point? Kidding right? >>>> >>>>The Programs are touted to play Grandmaster Level Chess or better... >>>> >>>>That's the Point. >>> >>>The move is not a mistake so I do not see why that move prevent the program to >>>play at GM level. >> >>The move may not be a mistake for that Program. >>I would like to know if it is true for other Engines, which if so, >>would indicate it is a programmed thing, and really represents Computer >>thinking, as compared to humans. >> >>Please try it on your Engine and let us know? >>Thanks, >> Chan > >Only engines with knowledge may avoid capturing the bishop. > >The point is that engines without knowledge do not evaluate capturing the bishop >as a draw and prefer it as a better move when engines that evaluate both >capturing the bishop and not capturing the bishop as a draw have no reason to >prefer capturing the bishop. > >It is not a bug. > >Uri Thank you!
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