Author: blass uri
Date: 14:21:30 06/11/00
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On June 11, 2000 at 14:45:50, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On June 11, 2000 at 10:20:33, aloysius wrote: > >>Should opening books be used in Computer Tournaments? I am against that. Why not >>just let the engines fight it out from the first move. > >If the programs in question have some sort of learning algorithm to prevent >similar games, then competing without an opening book wouldn't be a problem. But >I find that most specialized opening books adds to the program itself. Uri's >idea of limiting the size of the book sounds like a reasonable compromise. My opinion is that there should be more than one tournament when in one tournament the hardware is not limited and in other tournaments the hardware is limited. It is the same as having more than one group of weight in some sports including one group when the weight is not limited. Uri
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