Author: Fernando Villegas
Date: 12:49:41 05/16/99
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On May 15, 1999 at 04:07:29, blass uri wrote: > >On May 14, 1999 at 19:36:15, Fernando Villegas wrote: > >>Hi all: >>Suppoose you are playing a game and you arrive to a decisive position. Suppose >>you have only two options, move A and move B. And each of them gives ten posible >>counter moves to your opponent. OK? Now suppose that of the ten moves the >>opponent can do after you move "A", the very best of them gives him an score of, >>say, -0,21. The rest are even less good for him. And suppose that of the ten >>moves the opponen has for your move "B", 9 are awfully bad for him, a lot worst >>than -0,21, but he has one move that give him, say, +1,1. And now the last >>suposition: your adversary has five seconds left in his clock to complete his >>move. Now tell me which is the "best" move to do, A or B? >>You see, in this extreme example I think the problem of what is "best" appear >>clearly. Clearly is not so clear. I bet than any human player would play B on >>the ground that with such few time at his disposal, there are very good chances >>the adversary will commit a mistake. > >It depends on the position. >If the one move that gives +1.1 is an obvious move(for example an obvious >capture) then I am going to play A because I do not expect the opponent to go >wrong after B. > >Uri Of course you are right. I forgot to explain that my reasonning involves a not so clear position. Given hat I believe my line of argument still is valid. fernando
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