Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 13:51:27 06/12/00
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On June 12, 2000 at 15:47:04, Tom Kerrigan wrote: >Then you haven't been following these threads very carefully. I've read a ton of >threads about how computers cheat and behave illegally. I'm not quite sure of that. I think the use of words like cheat and illegality of behaviour are your enterpretation of the discussions. Therefore not entirely objective IMHO. >It's obviously not too difficult for a program to play w/o a book or databases. >Most chess software that I've used gives you the option of turning these off. > >As for the program playing "on its own," well, all programs play on their own, >even if they are using an opening book. You ask the program for a move and it >gives you one, on its own. I don't see the problem. No, that is obviously true of just about every program, but it's also a question about the strength difference of a program with and without book. It just seems like there's a trend to jump the fence at every opportunity. Something like: "I can't make the program play decent opening moves so I'll add an opening book". Or: "It's losing most of the endgames let's try TB's". Fortunately, there isn't, AFAIK, a way around avoiding the middle game. Otherwise that would have been eliminated too. Best wishes... Mogens
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