Author: Ricardo Gibert
Date: 08:34:18 05/24/05
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On May 23, 2005 at 18:59:07, jim r uselton wrote: >I have a friend who argues thusly---" If you are a good enough chess player you >will >be able to tell when a computer is suggesting a move >which loses or when the computer is suggesting a >move which is not the best move. Everybody knows >that a strong player using a computer will beat a >weak player using a computer.'' > >How does one answer such a statement? I'm not that knowledgeable about chess >engines and feel my friend may be wrong. Going by your friends first statement, your friend's claim would be unassailable. The key phrase that makes this so is "if you are a good enough player..." Clearly, the claim is true since a perfect human player would be strong enough. I suppose the second statement assumes equal hardware and software with the software being of good quality. If this is the case, then surely the stronger player ought to be favored, but there is no guarantee of success unless the human player is again "good enough" to the point of being perfect. In any case, your friends claim is pretty much a useless bit of BS.
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