Author: allan johnson
Date: 23:15:19 03/17/99
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On March 17, 1999 at 10:04:37, odell hall wrote: >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. Odell What you say about style in chess and how comuters kill off tactical opportunities is probably true.Yet I find this to be rather negative in that for me it kills off a large portion of the game that I get excited about.I know that to win is good for the ego but the aesthetics of the contest gives me more pleasure. Allan
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