Author: Mike Saavedra
Date: 05:35:17 04/20/99
In a past post, I jokingly mentioned that I basically wanted a "human" chess coach on a CD. I also thought that it would take a quantum leap in AI to develop something that will closely approximate anything close to that. Probably in 20 or more years. Perhaps I will throw these ideas out there and see how feasable it is. Here is my dream program. First I think that this CDCoach would only need to be of FIDE master chessplaying strength in order to help most (probably 80-90%) players. Yet it would have to contain the greatest amount of chess knowledge of any program out there. The ability to annotate a group of games, determine weaknesses it had detected in several games and CREATE exercises to improve that particular player's skills where he is lacking (tactics , positional , opening , middlegame, endgame). Also help develop a study plan and suggest course of action as well as recommend books. Also it would gauge performance and improvement. Plays chess in variable strength without making weird moves or simply hanging pieces indiscriminately. Programs now seem to play a great opening, sucky middlegame and disastrous endgame in handicap matches IMHO. Something approximating human errors would be more fun and instructive. It would play in a style that is not unusual, but would challenge a player. Annotate GM games as well as an average FIDE master would. Connectivity to a electronic board and the ability to play online using a board for longer ICS games. Basically, a program that would help a player get to an expert status. What do you think?
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