Re: Internet Chess Cheats Mentality !!

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From: StanB
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2000 00:00

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Robert Hyatt <hyatt@crafty.cis.uab.edu> wrote in message

> In rec.games.chess.computer Ron Moskovitz <rmosk@netcom.com> wrote:
> > In article <8kpork$tbj$1@slb1.atl.mindspring.net>,
> > Jeffrey W. Eggenberger <jeffegg2@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> >>It would depend on if they are using the endgame database or not.
> >>
>
> >  Again, it's not so simple. A computer equipped with endgame tablebases
> > will play certain known positions perfectly. On the other hand, it'll
> > still play unclear endgame positions poorly. Better than it would
without
> > them, but computers are still genrelly poor endgame players.
>
>
> I think that is way over-simplified.  I have watched many games where a
> computer simpl out-played a GM in an endgame.  Years ago, no.  But today?
> Computers don't play a weak endgame at all. They are surely stronger in
the
> middlegame, but I don't know of anyone that would say they are weak in the
> endgame.  "weaker"?  Yes.  "weak"?  Not at all...

On a slight tangent, when do you think computer cheating will become as
pervasive in OTB as it is in internet chess?

StanB

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From: "StanB" <stanbooz@home77.com>
Subject: Re: Internet Chess Cheats Mentality !!
Date: 2000/07/17
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