Author: Harald Faber
Date: 02:10:27 02/16/99
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On February 14, 1999 at 19:36:44, Jeffrey Azajar wrote: >Dear Sir/Madam: > I’m Jeffrey Azajar, a 4th year high school student at Phil. Cultural High >School, Manila, Philippines. I’m presently conducting a research paper about >"Chess: Man vs. Computer". If its okay with you, pls. answer the ff. questions >and also pls. write your name, designation, and address. > >1. Are you playing chess in your computer? (Yes or No) Yes. >2. What is the computer chess’ name? (i.e. Chessmaster 6000) My computer doesn't have a chess name. I have some chess programs, honestly ALMOST ALL COMMERCIAL AVAILABLE but no freeware progs. >3. How many times did you win and how many times did you lose? Give the ratio >of your wins and loses. 4 wins, 2-3 draw, 90 losses (blitz games) >4. Which for you is more intelligent in terms of chess based from your >experience, man or computer? Why? Humans. They KNOW MUCH MORE about chess. Look at those many problems and combinations or even positional tests that programs can't solve. >5. Computers can now analyze more than a million ways in just a second and > most likely > a man will be beaten by the computer, does this mean that recent computer >chess are far more intelligent than man? Read above in No.4. Additionally, in correspondence chess, where one has to plan, have strategies etc. programs are by far no competition for humans. >6. Do you think that in the future chess tactics and techniques can be solved >completely by computers that even a grandmaster could not beat anymore the >computer because it already know what and where to move the pieces? In tournament games, yes. Although "future" has to be more precise, in one year or in 20 or 50 years make a big difference. >7. Do grandmasters or international chess masters play chess with their >computer and were beaten by them? I bet. Also here, anyone will be beaten or as beaten. Do you mean that IMs and GMs don' get more than 50%? >8. For you what kind of opponent do you most prefer in playing chess, a man or >a computer, why? Man, he makes mistakes. :-) Anyway soon I'll start playng a program to improve my strength and practice openings. >Thank you for your help. I will very much appreciate it. > > Sincerely yours, > Jeffrey
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