Author: Howard Exner
Date: 18:08:49 11/21/97
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On November 21, 1997 at 20:05:51, Robert Hyatt wrote: >I know of *one* program (not yours) that will search for over one >hour, in a 40/2hr time control, if the *first* move out of book is >below -1.5... I won't mention names, but it is absolutely certain. This reminds me of server players who disconnect when losing, who are eventually tagged by the server admins as abusers. >If they don't use an N of 60 minutes or greater (actually 60 is too >low) then this programmer has found a way to eliminate losses due to >choosing a poor book line. You could say this is a way to attack a >cooked book problem of course... Sure hope this isn't a commercial program. Imagine spending big bucks and having the thing virtually lock up when losing out of book! This would surely make KK's list under the category "Sore Loser".
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