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Subject: Re: What is a Knowledge program ?

Author: James Robertson

Date: 21:05:09 05/05/99

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On May 05, 1999 at 23:39:11, Charles L. Williams wrote:

>On May 05, 1999 at 18:15:28, blass uri wrote:
>
>>
>>On May 05, 1999 at 13:26:43, jose hernandez wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>For example Are a knowledge program like Rebel or Hiarcs better in blitz games
>>>than a Fastest programs like Fritz or Junior ?
>>>
>>>or a Knowledge program is better in long controls than a fastest programs ?
>>>
>>>What do you think?
>>
>>suppose Ed finds an idea that makes Rebel
>>5 times faster with the same evaluation function.
>>
>>Do you continue to call Rebel a knowledge program?
>>
>>If you comtinue to call Rebel a knowledge program then your definition is not
>>based on the fact that Rebel is searching less nodes per second and I want to
>>know your definition for knowledge programs.
>>
>>Uri
>
>
>I'd think that a true knowledge-based program wouldn't have a search.
>Otherwise, it's a search-based program and the debate becomes how much chess
>knowledge is in the evaluation.
>
>
>Chuck

That doesn't quite work either, because the search itself is intrinsically
knowledge. :)

James



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