Author: Amir Ban
Date: 12:26:54 01/20/00
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On January 20, 2000 at 13:12:08, Christophe Theron wrote: >On January 20, 2000 at 05:01:21, Amir Ban wrote: > >>On January 19, 2000 at 21:22:29, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>On January 19, 2000 at 17:23:13, Amir Ban wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>The easiest defense against learners is to put a random element in your search >>>>engine. If you think about it, that's not very different from what a wide book >>>>would do for you. >>> >>> >>>You are right, I should seriously think about that. >>> >>>It might be a quick solution to this problem. >>> >>>Does Junior use this? >>> >> >>Yes. There's a 'random play' option in the Junior engine parameters. By default >>it's off. Turning it on introduces minor variation which is usually sufficient >>not to repeat an entire losing but unforced line. >> >>Amir > > >Why isn't it ON by default? > > > Christophe Because it has book learning and that's the best solution against another learner. I thought this would be a useful option for someone playing a line against the program and not interested in getting the same game over and over again. Amir
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