Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 14:17:18 11/07/99
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On November 07, 1999 at 15:58:54, odell hall wrote: >On November 07, 1999 at 10:32:38, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On November 07, 1999 at 03:23:21, Lawrence S. Tamarkin wrote: >> >>>Bob, On the other hand, you could be like Bobby Fischer when asked for his list >>>of the 10 greatest player's, he was asked why he hadn't included himself on this >>>list; the answer of course was that he would best any of them, so felt it would >>>take away a placing of one of his selected 10:) >>> >>>Larry T >> >> >>Nah... I just had the opportunity to get to know everyone on my "list" >>pretty well (excepting Greenblatt although I talked to him several times >>by phone). They are head-and-shoulders above me or anyone else I could >>think of. :) > > > If they are "head and shoulders" above everyone then why haven't they produced >any quality chess programs in the last 15 years? (excluding ofcourse hsu) It >seems to me the people you list are more or less pioneers in computerchess, but >does this mean that they are the best? Because someone was first does this mean >that they are neccesarily the best? I think 1. Hsu 2. Lang 3. Jonothan Dekoning >(king engine) 3. Schroeder is more appropriate to the question. Or would you >mind educating us specifically on what makes these people you mentioned better >than others? Nothing other than the fact that they each _dominated_ computer chess when they were active _and_ they published details about what they did. Any other questions? >> >>> >>> >>>On November 06, 1999 at 22:24:53, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On November 06, 1999 at 20:57:47, James Swafford wrote: >>>> >>>>>On November 06, 1999 at 20:48:40, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On November 06, 1999 at 20:28:25, walter irvin wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> i wonder if there was a chess program and programmer hall of fame who whould be >>>>>>>there if there could only be 5 ??? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>1 genius >>>>>>>2 deep blue >>>>>>>3.hitec >>>>>>>4.fritz >>>>>>>5.cm series >>>>>>> >>>>>>>on programmers >>>>>>> >>>>>>>Lang is main one that comes to mind any body have a suggestion if there could be >>>>>>>only 5 ?? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>The first three would have to be Richard Greenblatt, Dave Slate, and Ken >>>>>>Thompson. Nobody else comes close. Beyond that, it is wide open. >>>>> >>>>>I think you are too modest, Bob. >>>>>Wasn't CB the first to win a state championship? >>>>>Mississippi? '83? >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>James >>>> >>>> >>>>Mississippi '81. But that doesn't change my three names. All three were >>>>most important to the development of computer chess...
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