Author: James T. Walker
Date: 05:20:42 01/25/06
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On January 25, 2006 at 07:52:50, Uri Blass wrote: >On January 25, 2006 at 07:06:50, James T. Walker wrote: > >>On January 25, 2006 at 06:54:41, Martin Andersen2 wrote: >> >>>On January 25, 2006 at 06:51:21, Joseph Ciarrochi wrote: >>> >>>>no-one can say yet. But it is a pretty interesting question. How important is >>>>endgame knowledge? Some have guessed as much as 50 points, but i have trouble >>>>believing it will be that much. maybe 20 (wild, unsupported guess!) >>>> >>>>best >>>>Joseph >>>> >>>I guess the endgame knowledge could even lower the playing strength, if >>>badly implemented :-) >>> >>>Martin. >> >>I noticed the smiley face but of course you are right. I suspect that this guy >>knows what he is doing though. >>Jim > >He cannot be right by vasik's definition. > >Words of vasik: >"chess knowledge wins chess games. If it doesn't, it isn't knowledge." > >By this definition it is clear that endgame knowledge cannot lower the playing >strength. > >Uri Hello Uri, You are playing word games. Vasik is trying to be a "purest". I'm sure you can add "knowledge" which if not implemented correctly could lower a programs rating. I'm pretty sure Vasik will not do that. What would you call endgame knowledge that does not win games but only allows the program to draw instead of losing??? (food for thought) Jim
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