Author: Charles Milton Ling
Date: 01:06:13 09/15/99
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On September 14, 1999 at 12:57:30, Andrew Dados wrote: >On September 14, 1999 at 08:48:18, guy haworth wrote: > >>Peter Marko at http://bbs.msnbc.com/bbs/kasparov-team/posts/cb/66952.asp is >>asking for volunteers to work on EG-database generation to assist the World Team >>v G Kasparov. >> >>The game is heading for KQPKQPP (and maybe KQPKQP and KQQKQQ) which is of course >>a lot harder to work on than KQPKQ. Most of the World Team are now assuming >>that the game will arrive at: >> >> 7Q/1p6/3p2K1/6P1/8/8/8/1k1q4, wtm ... aka 'Position D' >> >>Is there any interest at CCC? I think the task is ambitious but maybe some >>sub-problem EG-databases which could assist the World Team if not completely >>remove the need for human inspiration. >> >>If it possible to work on KQQKQQ, or on KQ(g5-7)PKQP(b7-2 or d6-2) - even maybe >>assuming P=Q for any conversions, this would be a good contribution. >> >>Is anyone following the game? Any views on the event, game and current >>position? > > I would say what you asking for is openly cheating... is it GK vs 'world' or GK >vs 'world puters'? Of course it is a matter of oppinion... but why asking human >world champion to play against bunch of programs? I would suggest that "The World" includes everything in it except GK. Of course, the assumption that he is working *all* alone is somewhat naive. I am not complaining about this, but there should also be no complaint if we use all the means at our disposal. Charley
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