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Subject: Re: Junior's opening book question

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 14:55:39 02/05/00

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On February 05, 2000 at 17:25:36, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>On February 05, 2000 at 09:41:23, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>
>>>>>I am interested to know if the blunder Qxb2 was part of Junior's new book.
>
>Although in the new book Qc7 is written, my junior6a is out
>of book and plays Qxb2. I don't know why this happens. the
>book-options are correct, after pressing OPTIMAL.
>No idea why the book gives Qc7 but the machine is out of book.
>Which book is it following ?? is Qc7 maybe only PASSIVE and never
>played active due to some reasons i don't know ?!
>
>>>> Yes, 9.-Qxb2 is to be found in Junior's new book. The move is followed by "?",
>
>As i said: junior6a plays the move with computation. Be3 throws it out
>of book although there is Qc7, Qa5 and Qxb2? in the book.
>I have no idea why junior is not playing Qc7 out of book. maybe this
>move is only played passively and not actively ??
>Any expert there ?
>
>>>If this is the case than it is strange that Junior played this move.
>
>why is junior computing and not playing the book-move ?
>
>>The book of Junior 6 shows the following:
>
>>9...Qc7, 100% probabilities
>>9...Qa5,   0% probabilities
>>9...Qxb2?  0% probabilities
>
>right. but junior computes.

You are right. I just checked and Junior starts computing and picks Qxb2
instantly. What I don't get is why Junior drops the book when the line is in
there.

>>Since Qxb2? has 0% probabilities, it couldn't have been played by Junior, at
>>least not if the option "optimize book" was enabled as it should have been.
>
>Nonsense. the optimize book options have been registered by the menue,
>game-minimum is now 2 and the last 2 sliders are completely to the right.
>variance of book is nearly to the left, would say 10 %.
>The book-optimization has been done. it's easy, just click on the button.
>
>>Enrique
>
>>>I found that Junior5.9 can avoid Qxb2 by search at depth 16 and I thought that
>>>Junior6a should be better.
>
>Nonsense too. Junior6a plays:
>
>Zarkov4.5L - Junior 6.0
>r1b1kb1r/p3pp1p/1qpp1np1/8/2B1P3/2N1B3/PPP2PPP/R2Q1RK1 b kq - 0 1
>
>Analysis by Junior 6.0:
>
>9...Dxe3 10.fxe3 Lg7
>  +-  (5.75)   Tiefe: 3   00:00:00
>9...Da5 10.Dd4
>  ±  (0.72)   Tiefe: 3   00:00:00
>9...Dxb2 10.Ld4
>  =  (-0.01)   Tiefe: 3   00:00:00
>9...Dxb2 10.Ld4
>  =  (-0.01)   Tiefe: 6   00:00:00
>9...Dxb2 10.Ld4
>  =  (-0.01)   Tiefe: 9   00:00:00  1kN
>9...Dxb2 10.Dd3 Sg4
>  =  (-0.15)   Tiefe: 12   00:00:00  63kN
>9...Dxb2 10.Ld4 Db8 11.Lxf6 exf6 12.Dd4 Le7 13.Tab1 Dc7 14.Tfd1
>  =  (0.07)   Tiefe: 15   00:01:37  36075kN
>9...Dxb2 10.Ld4 e5 11.Sb5 exd4 12.Sc7+ Kd7 13.Sxa8 Dc3
>  =  (0.21)   Tiefe: 17   00:07:00  148541kN
>
>(Zarkov4.5L,  05.02.2000)
>
>until the end.
>
>Any ideas what has happened ??

No idea. But Junior 6a does play Qxb2.

Enrique




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