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Subject: Re: Strength of the engine in chess programs

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 14:41:13 05/20/02

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On May 20, 2002 at 16:48:49, Albert Silver wrote:

>I think it is equally easy to argue that hashtables are nothing more than
>written notes that the program writes and then consults. Afterall, the fact that
>it is stored/written into memory should make no difference, otherwise I could
>simply load the opening book into the RAM. I know that I am not allowed to write
>down my own analysis during a game to consult while I am playing. I think it is
>therefore also time to ban hashtables. Adios Fritz!
>
>                                           Albert


Why such excitement? The intention behind the topic was the hope to find
solutions so that computerchess could be in human tournaments. Your sole
argument sounds "please stop asking questions about books, it becomes even worse
and worse and organizers might never accept us...". If that is your thought why
can't you just begin a easy-going debate about defining what the program should
have. Or are you supporting the idea, no matter what we are doing it doesn't
matter that we are out of it. So let's continue business as usual. Is it that
what you want. If that is the opinion of a majority then we really could stop
discussing. It would be sad however. The FIDE still didn't define "computer", so
why computerchess started to work for it. That was my sole intention.

Rolf Tueschen



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