Author: Greg Miller
Date: 15:05:06 11/19/99
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I have never written a heuristic for chess, but am certain I could write a very good chess program without increasing my ability at playing chess (my rating currently is about 1000). What it really comes down to is how much time a particular person puts into learning and playing chess. Programmers are most likley to have computers and programming as hobbies, where chess is just a pasttime. So a serious programmer wouldn't stand up to a serious chess player. On the other hand, you can have serious chess players who pick up programming as a hobby. But I doubt you would ever find anyone who is both an excellent chess player and an excellent programmer. A balance is acheived somewhere along the line as to who can write the best program.
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