Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site ada-uts.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!yale!ada-uts!ron From: ron@ada-uts.UUCP Newsgroups: net.chess Subject: Re: Why can't a machine be World's Check Message-ID: <9100002@ada-uts.UUCP> Date: Fri, 9-Aug-85 13:43:00 EDT Article-I.D.: ada-uts.9100002 Posted: Fri Aug 9 13:43:00 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Aug-85 00:37:09 EDT References: <474@oakhill.UUCP> Lines: 5 Nf-ID: #R:oakhill:-47400:ada-uts:9100002:000:256 Nf-From: ada-uts!ron Aug 9 13:43:00 1985 The Samuels checker program (mentioned in the first response to this note) was in fact better than all human players, including the world champion, at the time. In checkers, there's probably no comparison (today) between the best programs and the humans.