It's not machine learning that's required to make computers better than humans at chess. Non machine-learning chess engines engines based on alpha-beta pruning

It's not machine learning that's required to make computers better than humans at chess. Non machine-learning chess engines engines based on alpha-beta pruning and expertly-crafted evaluation functions have been stronger than all human chess players for a long time now. Given this blog post, one might ask whether replacing middle management with alpha-beta pruning and expertly-crafted evaluation functions makes sense.