Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 10:08:21 06/10/99
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On June 10, 1999 at 09:53:13, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >As I sit watching the dust particles randomly move along a shaft of light >entering my bedroom I make the association with chess. Particles moving close >to me represent the opening and those further away the mid game and end game. >The fan above my head rotates at a set speed but moves the pieces of dust in a >random manner. > >Is computer chess a random process? Can we solve a chaotic entity? Clouds form >over my head in a random but semi-predictable fashion. A bumblebee chooses >which flower to land on at random as I choose which flowers to smell at random >(the ones with no bees on them). Grapevines branch at random as do their leaf >veins but we know it is a grapevine. > >We choose chess openings at random or according to our fancies or fantasies. As >the rain falling from the sky so it is with the chessmen. From 32 pieces down >to two equal but opposite pieces like night and day--that is the perfect game of >chess. I see chess as a fractal. A beautiful blossom, unfolding with new petals and scents as we explore deeper and deeper into the detail. Chaos is a funny word. Fractals are, by definition, chaotic -- and yet look at how orderly they are! And people have studied and are studying fractals. As long as we are waxing poetic, a Chess Haiku: Chess: Beautiful flower Unfolding in the sunlight Can I know your worth?
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