Re: [computer-go] citation

[David Weiss <dweiss51@xxxxxxxxx>]

I don't think that the issue has as much to do
with the size of the board, as the fact that there
is a single objective in Chess, checkmate the king.

Imagine if the board was larger, but there were
5 kings and you had to capture 3 of them to win.
Now, there could be strategies of sacrificing one
or two kings, and dominating the center wouldn't
be as important.  I think that would make Chess
more Go-like as opposed to a mere increase in
size or dimensions.

--- chrilly <chrilly@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Waldviertel-Hochland, 14.07.2004
> >
> >The complexity of Go isn't  that much related with
> branching factor in
> >my opinion.  If Chess was played  on a much bigger
> board and with more
> >pieces, it would still play strong relative to
> humans.
> >
> I am playing currently with the inventor of a
> 3D-chess correspondece games.
> The branching factor of this 3D-chess is higher than
> Go. The inventor
> thinks, that programs would be inferior due to the
> branching factor. But I
> am sure it is exactly the contrary. Even a very
> simple program would easily
> beat humans. A 5 ply search is in 3D-chess already
> deadly. It is an extremly
> tactical game with very surprising check-threats (it
> is therefore in my
> opionion more fun than normal chess, because the
> tactical infight starts at
> the 1st move).
> There are also of course no real strong human
> 3D-chess players. But after a
> relative short time playing Go I have good chances
> against Go-programms,
> whereas I would have absolut no chance against a
> 3D-chess-programm.
> 
> Best Regards
> Chrilly
> 
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