Author: Duncan Roberts
Date: 14:23:10 03/01/06
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On March 01, 2006 at 04:23:19, Tord Romstad wrote: >On February 28, 2006 at 23:22:45, walt irvin wrote: > >>is it possible for a programmer to write a top rated chess program if the >>programmer does not play chess very well at all,,,,if so are there any examples >>?????? > >It is clearly possible, and there are many examples. It is easier to list those >top programmers who *are* strong chess players, because they are so few: >The only ones I am aware of are Chris Whittington, Hans Berliner, Vasik >Rajlich and Vincent Diepeveen. > >I don't play chess at all, but if I did my Elo rating would probably be about >one third of my engine's rating. I am one of the most awful patzers you >will ever find. This *is* a handicap when developing my engine, but a >very minor one. > >Tord I would have thought it is a major handicap if you cannot put chess knowledge in a program, because you do not know what it is . duncan
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