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Subject: Re: Chess programs and brute force

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 16:25:58 03/10/99

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On March 10, 1999 at 19:09:38, John Coffey wrote:

>
>>>Chessmaster personalities can be configured to use a brute force search.
>
>What is the definition of "brute force" here?   To me all computers
>seem like "brute force!"  :-)
Check every possible combination, no matter how ludicrous.  Then pick the least
ludicrous from the pile.  Some programs are certainly very sophisticated in what
they examine.  The "smart" searchers like CS-Tal and Hiarcs certainly would fall
into this category.



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