Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 06:47:26 02/09/99
If, after location and execution of a 'best move' the computer's evaluation function has a very large negative value (and possibly still dropping) can it really be said to have *found* the correct move? It seems to me that we have two possibilities: 1. The program is on the right track, but has not really understood *why* the move is good yet. In other words, "we have an accidental solution." 2. The move is actually not helping matters. You are going to lose anyway. The test suite overlooked a good response by the opponent. In either case, I don't think a true best move was found. Shouldn't a best move promise at least a draw and not a loss? Opinions?
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