1. Copy of: Re: Computer version of Risk
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From: Ad Rienks, 106075,266
TO: INTERNET:c96aes at cs.umu.se, INTERNET:c96aes at cs.umu.se
DATE: 3-07-97 18:31
RE: Copy of: Re: Computer version of Risk
Anders Eurenius wrote about chess:
>I must admit that I really don't have the patience required for chess, b=
ut
I
>would like to beg to differ; in chess there are no other objectives than=
>checkmating you opponent. The optimal is optimal, if you go deep enough,=
and
>the valuation is good enough.
>(The valuation may very well consider positions and composition of piece=
s
and
>more, rather than just a hard point value for each surviving piece...)
I don't agree with that. In chess it is also possible to 'trick' your
opponent by not choosing the most awaited, maybe 'best', move. It can set=
the enemy into deep thinking about the well prepared homework you did. An=
d,
BTW, luckily the optimal game is not yet found, even not by Deeper Blue.
Kasparov said that the program plays poor chess, (although he was beaten =
by
it).
Who knows, maybe IBM gave him an offer he couldn't refuse.......?
Ad Rienks
