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Subject: Re: SSDF in rgcc

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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