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Originally Posted by Trezker  Not quite true. If I recall correctly computers can now easily beat the strongest human players. The solution space for chess isn't that big.
In Go on the other hand, computers can't even beat a mediocre player. |
They can rival them, but humans still got the upper hand. Like I said, chess will not be solved for quite some time yet.
Computers can calculate billions of positions and find the ones where they 're up in material or otherwise have an advantage, based on their evaluation criteria. That's great for sharp tactical positions and they will destroy humans there. In quiet positions however, where none of the varations lead to anything noticeable and players are striving to manoeuver their pieces to strategically optimal positions, computers are pretty much worthless. Humans with their intuition, experience and ability to see the bigger picture without calculation will crush them in this department, while the very strongest computers are making silly nonsensical moves.