Author: odell hall
Date: 07:04:37 03/17/99
Hi CCC A few Days ago on ICC, I had a very lengthy discussion with a Fide Master concerning Computer chess, and it's strengths. My overall impression of the conversion is that the Fide master had very little respect for computer chess play. What I thought was odd, is that the master acknowledged that micro programs are very strong, However he seems to believe that this fact is negated by the style of the programs play. For instance I asked him, If he believed that computers were grandmaster strength. His answer was no!, his reasons were that they have a complete different chess style. It appears that many humans confuse chess style with strength, as to say if a computer does not play like a human grandmaster than it is not grandmaster strength. My definition of grandmaster strength is if a program could achieve a grandmaster norm, regardless of which style it uses to achieve that result. Ed Schoeder in his Article "The end of computer Chess progress" , stated that the best results in grandmaster chess today are not always achieved by playing beautiful chess. In other words it is the result's that are really important not the mechanics of chess play. I agree 100% and that is why style of play is irrelevant to me in choosing a chess partner, strength is most important to me. If I can defeat a 2500 chess program,in a match. Then most likely I could do the same with any human under 2400. In my opinion many humans consider chess programs to be boring because they cannot get the same tactical opportunities against programs as against humans. Computer are notorious for stamping out any tactical possibilities before they materialize. If this style works and achieves results then it is fine with me, it will only improve my play against humans.
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