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Subject: Re: Can anyone here beat the "best" prog in 40/120

Author: Miguel A. Ballicora

Date: 12:27:40 11/08/01

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On November 08, 2001 at 12:02:05, Jonas Cohonas wrote:

>On November 08, 2001 at 11:47:39, Otello Gnaramori wrote:
>
>>On November 08, 2001 at 11:31:59, Jonas Cohonas wrote:
>>
>>>On November 08, 2001 at 11:29:12, Otello Gnaramori wrote:
>>>>
>>>>That will advantage too much the "humans" since they know the opening by memory
>>>>and know how to play the strongest moves in that ECO.
>>>>That's the reason why comps have integrated the opening books !
>>>
>>>Well we would have to see about that, do you have any proof of the "human
>>>advantage" you talk about?
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>Jonas
>>
>>Ok, Jonas, I meant that most of the human champions have studied the chess
>>openings very well and knows how to exploit them... if you don't use the opening
>>books of the chess engines you actually decrease the strenght of the comps quite
>>significatively.
>>
>>
>>Regards.
>
>I nkow why the books are there for the comps to use, but however i do not think
>that a "regular" strong player 2000-2350 would be able to take advantage of the
>comp not using it's book (not using anti comp play)

mmhhhh.... I might even take the challenge in those conditions. I feel pretty
confident that I will get a nice advantage until I hang a piece while I am
attacking :-(

Regards,
Miguel

>Some humans would be able too, but no more than the # of humans that could take
>advantage of poorly contructed books! some humans would even find it harder to
>play against a comp that went out of book early.
>
>Regards
>Jonas



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