M Winther wrote on Wed, Apr 22, 2009 05:23 PM UTC:
No, I am discussing AI here, but you seem indoctrinated with the brute
force search algorithm. If all chess programs weren't allowed to search
beyond 4 ply, then programs would need to develop *intelligence* to be any
good, and then computer chess would become interesting and fun again. They
would begin to play cafe chess, like humans.
/Mats