Re:AlphaGo's next move
by grondilu on Saturday May 27, 2017 @06:25AM
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The computer supremacy certainly took something out of chess, but it also added a lot : it makes checking tactics trivial even for amateurs, it enormously enriched opening theory, and it made learning much easier for players of all levels (even Grand Masters).
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Re:AlphaGo's next move
by SuperPaintMan on Saturday May 27, 2017 @08:29AM
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Disclaimer: Mostly play at club level and in parks with randoms for cigarette bets
What I've seen is a move away from attempting to understand why a given position was faulty in the first place, instead running a game through a engine and using that as an arbiter of correct/inadvisable moves. While effective it just feels, sterile. Give me romantic play or burn my board.