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Subject: Re: what is the strength of computer chess programmers?

Author: David Blackman

Date: 23:34:14 11/18/99

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On November 19, 1999 at 01:33:23, Georg Langrath wrote:

>It can not be quite irrevelant. They have to find hypothesis on attack and
>positions and so on, to proove them. I think that they must at least have a
>rating of 1700 to make a good chessprogram (?)
>
>Georg
>
>On November 19, 1999 at 01:25:24, frank zimmer wrote:
>
>>It is irrevelent ! They do not have to play strongly to program ! The only one
>>that must play strongly is the book person, that injects the best moves in the
>>engines book ! Hope this helps !

I think a few players under 1700 have made good programs. Ken Thompson and Joe
Condon were apparently very weak players and had one of the best programs of the
early 1980s. Franz Morsch is allegedly a very weak player, much under 1700. Some
people say it shows in the play of Fritz, but actually Fritz is a pretty strong
program :-) I think you will find good programs written by people of all
strengths from around 1000 USCF up to IM.



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