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A major point missed in the article is that computers aren't just stronger than humans but also play an extremely monumental role in human chess itself. The en
by asdfologist 12y ago
A major point missed in the article is that computers aren't just stronger than humans but also play an extremely monumental role in human chess itself. The entire opening book played by top grandmasters is the result of thousands (millions?) of hours of computer analysis, and many top-level games these days, especially the infamous ~20-move "grandmaster draws" are little more than one grandmaster's home-prepped computer engine analysis being pitted against the other. In other words, many "human" games are effectively a game between two computers :)
- pk2200 12y agoChess opening theory is the result of ~150 years of mostly human effort. Grandmasters do use computers to assist with opening preparation, but it's certainly not the case that computers have completely rewritten the opening books. In fact, I can't think of a single example of a computer significantly altering the evaluation of a major opening system. They do make small improvements, but almost all of the major openings that were popular 30 years ago are still popular today.