Pretty cool idea, you get to watch the computer "think" about its next move

http://turbulence.org/spotlight/thinking/chess.html

and pretty colors!

2/23/2008 4:49:31 AM

yeah, that's pretty fucking cool.

only problem is the motherfucker will rule out a move early on, and then it won't light it much at all, and then you overlook it!

2/23/2008 10:25:30 AM

i'm running a 2.6ghz qx6700 quad core.. it takes my computer about 4-5 seconds to react. how long does it take on other processors?

update:
it only utilizes 1 of the 4 cores per move. so it's no useful to have 4 cores for this game. oh well. tww get's 1 core usually too.. lol

[Edited on February 23, 2008 at 10:47 AM. Reason : update]

2/23/2008 10:44:23 AM

pretty sweet.

2/23/2008 10:48:34 AM

This is awesome.

2/23/2008 10:52:35 AM

so basically this thing will kick your ass everytime?

2/23/2008 11:03:02 AM

whatever it is, it's not a strong engine

2/23/2008 11:14:42 AM

you use internet explorer. tee hee.

2/23/2008 11:15:52 AM

no, it's at best a weak AI for chess, considering there are many much stronger AI players out there. I've come close to beating this, but haven't quite yet because it still takes a very strong game from someone at my level.

Still, seeing the logic is the cool thing, and I'd really rather it take more time so i can see it's logic more. You can tell when you made a bad move, because then it sees one good move (its move) and the lines for that one keep getting stronger and stronger. If you're playing good, it should be mostly stumped as to what is the absolute best move.

But it's also really cool to see just how many arbitrary calculations have to go into even a mid-level AI. Sometimes I'll see it pursuing huge number of moves in some direction that just holds no promise. It can't see the stupidity of it, it's a computer. As always, overcalculating, ridiculously deterministic and simple.

[Edited on February 23, 2008 at 11:33 AM. Reason : ]

2/23/2008 11:32:10 AM

<applet code="think.ThinkingMachine4Applet.class" archive="tm4.jar"


fuck. it could actually be a really good engine for all we know.

at least it's not flash.


somebody could embed this shit....

[Edited on February 23, 2008 at 11:40 AM. Reason : .]

2/23/2008 11:39:59 AM

i knew someone would say that, and no i use mozilla, but it wouldn't load in mozilla and kept freezing

so take that

2/23/2008 11:41:00 AM

i don't use either of those browers.. but wtf is wrong with ie?

2/23/2008 11:42:07 AM

plz to not imbed

2/23/2008 11:47:34 AM

works completely fine in firefox

2/23/2008 1:27:14 PM

it was working fine in firefox when I was playing it

2/23/2008 5:51:47 PM

i know i have a problem with java on my firefox with vista and havent bothered to fix it... so i just open the shit in ie

get off my nuts

2/23/2008 5:53:19 PM

it's got a decent AI up until the end game - then it all falls apart

2/23/2008 6:31:00 PM

did sidney lowe program this?

2/23/2008 6:35:47 PM

Even from the early game, you can see it defending against moves that are no threat at all

2/23/2008 6:42:55 PM