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am_Unition  ·  3532 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: What iPhone games does hubski play?

Chess.

Still can't consistently beat the computer on its hardest setting.

Embarrassing, really.





Outlander  ·  3532 days ago  ·  link  ·  

This is really all that I play on my phone these days. But I'm being beaten by the computer most of the time on setting 4/10 so I guess I need a bit more practice.

My biggest issue is opening. I know that there are whole books about how to open a match, but for some reason, I prefer not to use them. It's not paying off, so maybe I should go back for a look.

blackbootz  ·  3532 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    Still can't consistently beat the computer on its hardest setting.

Hmm, you shouldn't be embarrassed. The world's best chess player at the time lost to a computer in 1997. Unless you're a chess grandmaster, computers have been handily beating humans for awhile. I recommend The Most Human Human by Brian Christian for further reading in the area of machine intelligence.

am_Unition  ·  3532 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    The world's best chess player at the time lost to a computer in 1997.

Sure, but I guarantee you that the AI governing my little iPhone app isn't up to that level. Maybe it's still somewhat formidable, but the main issue is that I'm no grandmaster. :)