Author: Chessfun
Date: 14:10:48 06/30/00
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On June 30, 2000 at 17:07:05, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On June 30, 2000 at 16:53:30, Chessfun wrote: > >>I'm a little confused here. MCP8 does have book learning. >>If it lost from positions it had previously drawn that would >>just indicate it was looking for a better move in order to win. >> >>Thanks. > >I don't think that is the case when it loses 6 games with that opening >variation. A good booklearner would probably switch after the first lost game, >and only return to that move if other possibilities reaches a lesser score >through learning. But I don't have all the games, so it's hard to determine its >precise action. However, 6 games out of 40 sounds like an awful lot IMHO and >doesn't suggest booklearning. > >Best wishes... >Mogens I could be wrong, from the manual it says: "Learns from experience and expands its own repertoire". clearly this is position learning. Though I need to look at those games and will check them in MCP8 as it is move 25 and most programs are already out of book by then and if the program is using its tournament book then it will not vary. So the issue ends up how good is its position learner. Thanks.
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