Author: Sandro Necchi
Date: 13:43:02 09/12/04
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On September 12, 2004 at 16:04:41, Sune Fischer wrote: > >>> >>>I think we're just looking at it from two different perspectives, your angle is >>>that the engine and book must be used as a team going into tournaments. >>> >>>My angle is that most of the time they are used for analysis by serious chess >>>players, and it is with this in mind they should be tested. >> >>I understand your angle, but the best way is to buy more than one program in >>order to use the one which is best in that particular line. >> >>How to find which one is good for that line? >>Checking if that opening is played at tournament level or not (in the book). > >That would be the ultimate thing to do, but I'm afraid most won't take the time >to do that. >It would be a huge job to check so many lines and so many engines, not to >mention expensive to buy all the different engines needed to cover ones >repertoire. OK, this is true, but think about this: 1. Program A with his own book play at 2650 Elo 2. program A without any book (may) play at 2600 Elo 3. Program A with another book can play from 2500 to 2650 depending how suiting his style the book is...This is due to the fact that an opening book can make a program play worse than without if bringing the program in positions it does not like. so, how can you know how strong is a program if you let it play with a different book? Sandro > >-S.
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