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Subject: Re: Creating Opening books ==> don't use CAP data.

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 20:59:15 07/06/00

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On July 06, 2000 at 23:44:40, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
[snip]
>quote from your email:
>
>
>------
>>
>> 1.d4,d5 2.c4,e5 3.dxe5  then what does your CAP play?
>
>dxc4
>------
>
>You answered dxc4
>
>BEEP
>wrong answer.
>
>Now you say suddenly it does play d4.
>However you are faced with a big problem here.
>
>Program's choice.
>
>Some programs like d4, most will never play d4.
>
>Which one to trust?

I am sorry that you failed to understand my explanation.

When you look at the moves one forward from the CAP data, *INDEED* the choice is
exactly the same as your meticulously created hand-made book chooses.  This is
explained in painstaking detail on the crafty mailing list.




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