Author: James Robertson
Date: 17:54:24 02/18/99
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On February 18, 1999 at 20:38:42, Dann Corbit wrote: >On February 18, 1999 at 20:16:36, James Robertson wrote: >[snip] >>>Also, I would like to thank the GM who had the guts to give it a go in public. >>>Public thanks to GM Blatny for having the courage to make a public spectacle. >> >>Come now. Say things like that and he won't want to play again. :) >Perhaps that was not the best choice of words. But it seems these days that >GM's are a bit afraid to openly face a computer program. Very little to gain, >and a lot to lose at stake. I am sure that GM Blatny knew one hundred thousand >eyeballs were boring into his back as he was playing. It seems to me that his >actions were very courageous. I agree; very courageous!! >Especially, when you are playing against a >computer, you cannot make any tiny mistakes. Computers may not be able to play >strategically, but you have to form the strategic position first. And if you >fail to see a freakish skewer 7 fullmoves away, you could be toast. > >So, how soon until we see the commercial version of Ferret? Sure would be nice >if it had a Winboard interface [hint, hint]. Would be cool. :) James
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