Author: José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba
Date: 08:53:21 04/20/99
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On April 20, 1999 at 08:35:17, Mike Saavedra wrote: >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). I like this suggestion. This is the kind of feature I want to see in future programs. >Also >help develop a study plan and suggest course of action as well as recommend >books. Also it would gauge performance and improvement. > It could be useful to advertise electronic books from the same producer. But not cheap advertisement, I would like it only recommending material useful for that particular player. >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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