Re: PBM design and formulae - a summary

From: markiel@callisto.pas.rochester.edu (Andrew Markiel)

Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1993 06:33:53 +0000

In article <gym.741613039@dcs.ed.ac.uk> gym@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Graham Matthews) writes:
>
>If you are implying that I was suggesting that people should play
>chess without the rules then once again you misrepresent my
>position. Obviously people should have the rules when they play
>chess. But what they should not have for example is a database
>of every game thats ever been played before that they can consult
>to play (this is the equivalent of knowing the *exact* formulas in a
>strategy game).
>

An interesting analogy, since exactly what you describe is in fact
available. Not every game that's ever been played, but certainly
hundreds of books detailing everything from extensive analysis of
minute variations of the Sicilian opening to strategy for winning
simple endgames. All of the serious chess players I know spend a
significant amount of time reviewing other people's games (and the
expert analysis that comes with them).

If I read your opinion correctly, your position would be that people
should learn chess "cold", i.e., starting just with the basic rules
and developing strategies from scratch, without reading all of those
books to learn about strategies that others have developed. It's a
valid position, but certainly there are thousands of chess players
who would disagree with it. It's also fairly certain that a chess
player could not compete at the highest levels without taking
advantage of this type of prearranged information.

>graham

-Andrew
markiel@callisto.pas.rochester.edu

References

Re: PBM design and formulae - a summary
gym@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Graham Matthews)
Wed, 30 Jun 1993 10:33:28 +0000
Re: PBM design and formulae - a summary
gym@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Graham Matthews)
Thu, 01 Jul 1993 11:15:09 +0000
Re: PBM design and formulae - a summary
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Thu, 01 Jul 1993 17:38:04 +0000
Re: PBM design and formulae - a summary
gym@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Graham Matthews)
Fri, 02 Jul 1993 11:37:19 +0000

Referenced By

Re: PBM design and formulae - a summary
gym@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Graham Matthews)
Wed, 30 Jun 1993 10:33:28 +0000
Re: PBM design and formulae - a summary
gym@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Graham Matthews)
Thu, 01 Jul 1993 11:15:09 +0000
Re: PBM design and formulae - a summary
desj@ccr-p.ida.org (David desJardins)
Thu, 01 Jul 1993 17:38:04 +0000
Re: PBM design and formulae - a summary
gym@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Graham Matthews)
Fri, 02 Jul 1993 11:37:19 +0000