Author: Uri Blass
Date: 10:27:44 08/15/05
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On August 15, 2005 at 13:10:37, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >On August 15, 2005 at 12:23:47, Uri Blass wrote: > >>If the engine is strong enough it is sufficient to have strong engine. >>based on the times in the pgn that I read Fruit was out of book in move 3 >>Unfortunately it could not find moves that are good enough. >> >>Uri > > > >I am sure that you are wrong. Just remember Hydra's loss to Shredder when it >lost in 30 moves while still in book. There are many other examples which show >that a good engien must have a good book to be competitive. > >Without a good book an engine is an easy prey. But this is an old thread and if >you remember an average guess about the worth of a good book was ranging from >100 up to 250 points. I'd settle for about 150 points at slow time controls, >with 250 points at blitz. > > >Djordje For engine that is good enough big book is obviously a mistake because it can find better moves by itself. The example of hydra proves nothing because it is an example of a bad book and not of not having a good book. There is a difference. I consider bad book as book with bad moves when I consider not having a good book as not having a book or having a book with not enough moves. Uri
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