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Subject: Re: The importance of opening books -- a simple experiment

Author: Sandro Necchi

Date: 10:47:07 02/20/05

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On February 20, 2005 at 13:34:54, Claude Le Page wrote:

>Hi Sandro!

Hi Claude,

>The need for a book depends largely of the engine:

No, it is the same for all them.

>For instance Hiarcs9 hardly needs a book because it's positionnal : it make
>reasonable moves ,if not optimal

The strategy / positional understanding is what is weaker in computers,so in
this case the need is even higher...sorry..

>On the contrary Junior7 or Junior9 play Open Ruy Lopez (and chiefly Dilworth )
>As Grandmasters , but they need to be led here up to move 10 : hence , if their
>book proposes only 4...Be7 , they lose part of their strength

No, in the first part of the game the computers need openings...if you check
Chess Informator you can see how different strong GMs played openings 30 years
ago compared to today GMs, still they had a similar chess knowledge...what this
means?

>Friendly Yours
>Clade Le Page

Sandro




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