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Subject: Re: Some good stuff out there! (ch. progs)

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 12:32:06 11/28/05

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On November 23, 2005 at 12:06:51, stuart taylor wrote:

>Shredder 9 has already been covered, by a few candidates for the 2006 number
>one.
>Will Shredder 10 get past all that?

Predicting the future is tricky for people.  Understanding the present is hard
enough.

I guess that Shredder, Fruit, or Zappa will be strongest.  But another engine
may surprise everyone.

>Just that little bit more, and a chess program will clinch the intended height
>in chess expertese, this is my opinion. Once it has done that, after a few
>little but qualitative improvements, then it will be in a different class, to
>stay.
>I'm speaking estimatingly, and intuitively, but with clear reasons why, which I
>did not try to explain right now.
>Uri Blass has done so, and if what HE is hoping is done, which he says would add
>about 100 elo, then I think it will be a conclusive achievement.

I think Uri will succeed.

>So what will be now?
>Or, we don't really know anything until things are released?

Until things are released and measured, of course we are all guessing.  But that
is fine, and fun to do also.

>(Oh, is this all a troll?)



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