Author: J. Wesley Cleveland
Date: 08:57:04 09/15/04
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On September 15, 2004 at 08:42:48, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On September 15, 2004 at 03:13:41, martin fierz wrote: > >>On September 14, 2004 at 10:30:07, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >> >>>I didn't say "never". I said "in important games". That is pretty true. I >>>have asked this very question to three different GM players, all said that they >>>have specific favorite openings for important games/matches. >> >>i will ask my GM acquaintances.... >> >> >>>And all said they >>>do _not_ play every opening system, >> >>of course not *every* - that should be obvious. but most of them have a couple >>of different systems they play regularly, and the number of things they play >>usually gets broader towards the top - which is an indication that the very best >>players just might be the very best just because they can play all positions. > > >Yes, but compare "a couple" against a book made of basically random games as was >being discussed here. With the idea that if _both_ programs get "random opening >positions" it is fair. I don't believe it is... > Why not run an experiment ? Crafty set up your way against crafty with different book, crafty with ponder off, etc. That way we can see how much difference these things make.
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