Author: stuart taylor
Date: 18:05:17 12/30/99
I think that if any program can score atleast 50% against all opponents,
within four games, say each one having black and white twice one with QP
type opening and one with KP type opening-then that program is by far the
best of all of them.If you like, make it 6 or 8 games with the basic
different style openings for each-as both white and black.
Such a program, against its top class collegues of today I think would
qualify as the ideal program, with no real weaknesses, and could acheive
almost all the (sound) sacrificial masterpeices-those based on tactics,
and many of those based on (even long -term) possitional understanding-
which programs so far have not been at all reliable at seeing. It would
be extremely virtual human intelligence, and its games-very instructive.
It would likely be more worthy than deeper blue.
I can't agree with the opinion that he who is a "greater" player or program
should be seen as
a matter of opinion. It can be proven using the accurate criteria. The
intrinsic greatness of the players personality (or the ingenuity and
insight of the programmer or player) is quite another matter-I agree.
True, comparing playing strength isn't always so clear cut. But
when the gap is large, of cause it's patently clear.Therefore when small
it also exists.
Any comments?
Stuart Taylor.
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