mclure%Sri-Unix@sri-unix.UUCP (08/16/84)
The Vote Tally
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Folks, the moves are in and have been tallied.
The winner is: 7 ... e5.
The runner-up is 7 ... g6.
A total of 17 moves were cast. Please relay this message to any
friends you have who might be interested in participating. This
includes non-net people. If you are in a chess club, take along a
copy of this message and get a group vote from your club.
The Machine Moves
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Depth Move Time for search Nodes Estimate
8 ply d4 10 hours, 6 minutes ~3.6x10^7 -=
I will delay publishing the principal variation and the evaluation
score, because these might be a boon to the humans. These will be
published at the game's end. Note that the machine thinks it is at a
positional disadvantage.
Humans Move # Votes
BR ** -- BQ BK BB -- BR 7 ... e5 8
** BP ** BB ** BP BP BP 7 ... g6 6
BP ** BN BP -- BN -- ** 7 ... Bg4 1
** -- BP -- BP -- ** -- 7 ... e6 1
-- ** -- WP WP ** -- ** 7 ... b5 1
** -- WP -- ** WN ** --
WP WP -- ** -- WP WP WP
WR WN WB WQ WR WB WK --
Prestige 8-ply
The Game So Far
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1. e4 c5 6. Re1 a6
2. Nf3 d6 7. Bf1 e5
3. Bb5+ Nc6 8. d4
4. o-o Bd7
5. c3 Nf6
Commentary
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George Eldridge, <Eldridge.es@XEROX>, USCF ???
Once we get this thing out of the book it should be an interesting game.
The style of play should be very similar between a group of humans
voting and a chess program. For both it is difficult to develop a long
term strategy, therefore the game is guided by tactics rather than
stratetgy. Blunders by the human side should be eliminated by virtue of
the group vote. Of course, the computer algorithm is assumed to be good
enough to prevent blunders. It should be a close match.
Solicitation
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Your move, please?
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the above addresses.ojulian.ES@XEROX.ARPA (08/16/84)
I vote 8. ... c x d4 Julian