Author: Stuart Cracraft
Date: 14:07:26 12/16/05
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On December 16, 2005 at 08:31:36, Steve B wrote: >hi Adams > >well there were several Master players that tried their hands at chess >programming including a World Championthese would incluse but not be limited to: > >Botvinnik-WorldChampion >Hans Berliner-Correspondence World Champion >Larry Kaufman-USCF Master > >none of them however acheived a very strong result although i imagine the >hardware of the day had a great impace on the strength of the program > >perhaps with todays hardware their programs would be world class strength > >Botvinniks treatise on programming a computer to play chess: Not to sure about that interpretation. Botvinnik's result was garbage. Berliner was the top theoretical dog for MANY years and a chief exponent of knowledge. His Hitech did have very high results for the time (2400 USCF). This is when Belle (2200-2300) was tops in the 80's and just before Deep Thought hit. So Berliner did reach the top of the computer chess world for a time, albeit with an insufficient hardware implementation. As for Larry and Dan (Dailey), their programs have always been solid masters. I think we're comparing apples and oranges. Most of previous-years were not SuperGrandmaster strength and beyond, whereas nowadays, they are (getting to be.) Overall I would say that being an Expert or above and being a programmer is conducive to a stronger program than being below an expert. But there have been many, many exceptions. It is too loose a correlation for it to be useful and should not be used to detract or bolster Rybka's seemingly-clear result/progress. Stuart
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