David Richerby wrote:
wrote:
Also, because there are a finite number of opening positions even in
Fischer Random chess, the computer once again has the advantage,
because an opening book for each position could be created and
stored before play, so the time advantage goes to the computer in
the first 10-20 moves or so.

As I said elsewhere, the problem with this idea is that computer
opening books are made by humans, not by computers. If you assume
that computers are unable to play the opening well, you're also
assuming that they're unable to generate good opening books.


I mean that the computer can number crunch
way in advance (left on overnight, etc.), and find the
best opening books, looking ahead many more moves
than they normally would in regular play. They could
then store these opening moves as a database for
each Fischer random position, and thus have
a time advantage during the openings. The human
would take much more time analyzing an opening position
for perhaps the first time.



If you and I sit down on opposite sides of the chess board, you
might as well save some time and resign off the bat!

Aw, don't you want a draw? :-)


Naw, I'll pull a Fischer and go
cut-throat!

I'LL KICK ANYONE'S ASS HERE!



S.