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Subject: Re: The importance of learning: The verdict

Author: Daniel Clausen

Date: 05:06:57 01/15/04

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On January 15, 2004 at 06:35:45, Tord Romstad wrote:

>I have now played a third 100-game match between Gothmog 0.4.5 (which does
>not have any learning function) and Phalanx XXII.  The results of the three
>matches:
>
>Match on a G4 550 MHz, learning enabled for Phalanx:
>Gothmog 0.4.5-Phalanx XXII 52.5-47.5 (+46, -41, =13)
>
>Match on a PIV 2.4 GHz, learning disabled for Phalanx:
>Gothmog 0.4.5-Phalanx XXII 65-35 (+54, -24, =22)
>
>Match on a PIV 2.4 GHz, learning enabled for Phalanx:
>Gothmog 0.4.5-Phalanx XXII 51.5-48.5 (+36, -33, =31)
>
>My conclusion:  At least against Gothmog's wide and untuned opening book,
>Phalanx's learning function is extremely effective, and might be worth
>more than 100 Elo points in long matches.
>
>Tord

Is the active opening-book (that is, the moves that Gothmog would play itself
from the book) of Gothmog also wide? If that's the case, then I would assume
that the opponents learning on/off shouldn't have a very big effect, since
Gothmog would play different openings by itself already.

Sargon



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