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Subject: Re: What is a Knowledge program ?

Author: James Robertson

Date: 18:34:44 05/06/99

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On May 06, 1999 at 15:00:26, Charles L. Williams wrote:

>On May 06, 1999 at 00:05:09, James Robertson wrote:
>
>>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
>
>
>I see your point, so let me try another one.  Maybe programmers claim their
>programs are "knowledge-based" when they can't get as many nps as the next guy.
>:)
>
>Chuck

I think this is completely accurate. :)

James



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