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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Monster

Hi.
What is a 'monster chess program'?

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soheil1 What is a 'monster chess program'? We can only guess. I imagine it's a computer program that plays chess, and it's very, very large (monstrous).

— CalifJim

  • soheil1 What is a 'monster chess program'?
  • We can only guess.
  • I imagine it's a computer program that plays chess, and it's very, very large (monstrous).
  • CJ
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soheil1What is a 'monster chess program'?
We can only guess. I imagine it's a computer program that plays chess, and it's very, very large (monstrous).

CJ
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It means an extremely good chess program.

H.
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are you sure it doesn't refer to the fact that it used many supercomputers?It is about 'Deep Thought, back in 1989.
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I don't know, I've heard it used that way. It can also be a reference to its complexity or its size, as Jim said.
Maybe a little bit of each.

H.
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Henry74Maybe a little bit of each.
Yes, if I understand the thrust of your comment, because 'monster' as a modifier can mean both huge (enormous, gigantic) and awesome (exceptional, wonderful).

CJ
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CalifJimif I understand the thrust of your comment
My first comment was indeed a little curt. Sorry about that.

H.
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The word "monster," as an adjective, can mean big, or it can mean very impressive, or overwhelmingly superior to others. In the context of software, it would generally mean a program that is very impressive and superior to others, for example, one that can run on a PC and hold its own against top human players.
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Without context, various interpretations are possible.
eg a very, very big and organized scheme to get people to play chess.

eg The Chinese government has organized a monster chess program to produce world champions starting in 5 years time. 100, 000 very talented childr
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It's about the computer program "Deep thought" that won in Software Toolwoks open chess tournament 1989-90.And says afterwards, that a portable computer playing Black, connected through a modem to super computers at the Bell Labs.
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Context is everything.

Here's a context that suits my thought above.

http://www.okschess.org/starting/benefits/nyc.pdf

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