Author: Mark Young
Date: 15:52:18 03/21/99
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On March 21, 1999 at 18:32:10, Baldomero Garcia, Jr. wrote: >Well, I'd say forget about the endgame tablebases. Really, in how many endgames >will it make that big >a difference? >A much more significant aspect would be if a programmer would be able to teach a >computer program >to play endgames well. >IMHO, adding more opening moves or more tablebases doesn't necessarily make the >program stronger. >It has to "think" less moves. This is a different issue, but I agree with 5 or less man EGTB, the advantage is pretty small. I think it would be a total different story if a program would have a full 9 man EGTB. Playing well is one thing, playing perfect from 9 man on down is another.
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