Author: Otello Gnaramori
Date: 13:35:15 08/29/01
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On August 29, 2001 at 15:43:32, Robert Hyatt wrote: >Top programs of today _still_ seem to be unable to understand >simple chess concepts like the pawn majority we have been discussing in another >thread. I discovered, by bits and pieces, some of the knowledge in deep >thought, and it was not "small" at all. Everyone assumes that the micros are >much smarter... and that us old supercomputer guys simply depended on raw speed >to win games. If you look at the game Cray Blitz vs Joe Sentef, from 1981, >you will find a position that many programs today will blow, and that programs >of 5 years ago would totally blow (bishop + wrong rook pawn ending knowledge). >We weren't "fast and dumb" at all. Neither was DT, DB or DB2. Fast, yes. But >definitely not "dumb". The "intelligence" of todays programs is mostly myth >brought on by fast hardware that searches deep enough to cover for some of the >positional weakness the programs have. > > From the above statement it seems that no significative advancements were made in computer chess since then... are you sure that is a realistic conclusion ? with best regards.
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