Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 19:58:33 09/18/99
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On September 18, 1999 at 10:01:04, Masciulli Gianluigi wrote:
>I was reading an article by prof. Giovanni Righini (university of Milan) titled
>"L'eredita' di Deep blue" on the italian chess monthly "Scacco!"
>
>I almost falled from my chair when i red:
>"....
>E' da anni che il software scacchistico non migliora piu'
>..."
>
>(trad. No step forward in chess software in the last years)
>
>I want say that Righini is one of best italian expert in CC, and he in the
>article esplain that the progress in the last years is mainly by hardware.
>So I don't want to contest anything to prof. Righini but im just puzled in
>this may be true or not.
>
>If this is true what are chess computer programmer been doing in the last years?
>
>may be we all have to stop CC and find a more productive hobby ;-)
>
>
>ciao
>
>gianluigi
This issue should be treated carefully. While it is true that the main source of
strength improvement in the last years comes from the improvement of the speed
of the computers, the software itself has been greatly improved too.
I don't know exactly what this professor said, but if he says that there have
been no improvements in software he is wrong.
If he says that improvement comes mainly from improvement in hardware, he is
right.
But software is improved every day too, no doubt.
Christophe
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