Author: KarinsDad
Date: 18:01:22 11/20/99
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On November 19, 1999 at 17:31:36, leonid wrote: >On November 19, 1999 at 13:28:23, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote: > >>On November 19, 1999 at 00:15:36, Baldomero Garcia, Jr. wrote: >> >>>I was wondering how strong computer chess programmers are. >>>On average, are they masters, experts, class A players or lower? >>>Baldo. >> >>Hi brother, >> I think that on average chess programmers are weak chess players, but there are >>some exceptions. Do not worry, you can beat 90% of them at any time control. >>Chuy. > >Well said!!! Important for chess programmers is to be good in programming, not >that much in chess playing. All wonder stories about the chess programmer that >was able to write so good game because of his superious understanding of the >game strategy is nothing more and nothing less but fairy tales. > >Leonid. I do not agree. I think most chess programs are at the level they currently are due to an innate ability of programmers to understand programming concepts, but not really understand chess. Of course most any programmer can write a program to handle Alpha-Beta. And, they can understand the concept of null move and implement it. However, when it comes down to determining if taking with the h pawn, doubling the g pawn and opening the h file, OR, taking with the f pawn, doubling the g pawn and opening the f file takes REAL chess knowledge. Most programmers would probably follow the "take towards the center" motto and not really investigate the differences. I have several books and videos on pawn structure which I have been studying. And I have noticed that I do not really know squat about pawn structure concepts in chess although I have been playing on and off for 30 years. KarinsDad :)
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