Author: Sune Larsson
Date: 06:28:47 01/26/06
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On January 26, 2006 at 08:54:39, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >On January 26, 2006 at 08:43:36, Günther Simon wrote: > >>On January 26, 2006 at 08:29:41, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >> >>>This is a new question IMO. How much testing must be done before you can assume >>>that the factor chess doesnt play a decisive role regarding the results? Test >>>positions were mentioned. Nunn opening lines. When could we make conclusions >>>that now it's time to publish a realy true ranking of quality for chess engines? >>>Just to clarify, I dont mean "normal" probability changes and boundaries. >> >>The chess factor (strength in playing chess)is exactly what should be measured, >>thus I don't understand what you mean by gettin' rid off that? >>Can you explain better what you liked to question? >>(The last two sentences even don't make any sense in English?) >> >>Guenther > > >Thanks for asking. > >I dont need to lecture about the concretness of chess. I mean from when on could >we speak of such engine strength without having to fear that a special position >or line or problem does NOT appear. Because we know that if it appears that then >the strongest engine plays nonsense. Out of principal reasons I mean. That >doesnt happen among chessplayers. There the Elo number reflects a general >quality of play. I must always think of my subject line when experts like Hyatt >inform us how low the general knowledge of the engines still is regarding King >safety, just to begin with. In other words I ask, from when on, already now?, >could we speak reasonably of chess strength of engines if they behave like nuts >in certain basic situations? > >In the past we had a different debate. From what ply depth on we could speak of >almost not improvable strength for a chess engine? Regarding the general >requirements of the Middle Game. > >So to give it in easy speaky: when is the moment we must not consider special >chess situations/problems if we are talking about a strong engine? When is the moment? I'll give it a go. My Tarot cards suggests 4th of July 2006! We'll see...;-) /S
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