Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 10:23:46 03/22/99
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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 lot. Especially in comp-comp games. >A much more significant aspect would be if a programmer would be able to teach a >computer program >to play endgames well. Definitely! I think that the endgame is still the weakest (or less strong) part of current chess programs. >IMHO, adding more opening moves or more tablebases doesn't necessarily make the >program stronger. More tablebases (if well managed) definitely make the program stronger. I do not mean to dispute your humble opinion, you are entitled to it. >It has to "think" less moves. Not only that. In the case of tablebases probes in the search, the engine knows the exact score of the leaf tablebase positions, and that definitely is a big help. Best wishes, Brother.
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