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Subject: Re: Fritz 6a wins Summer Cup.. To: Uri & Shep

Author: blass uri

Date: 09:19:05 08/02/00

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On August 02, 2000 at 11:54:29, James Thompson wrote:
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>Shep & Uri (and any others)
>
>Since your discussion has mentioned books, please answer a novice's question
>regarding books.  From your discussion I gather the opening book is critical to
>the quality of game an engine plays.  Is the Fritz powerbook a better opening
>book than general?  Should I consider Chessbase's EOC a better value?

I think that in most of the cases opening books are not important.

The case that one program has a losing evaluation out of book does not happen
often.

I also do not think that bigger book is always better because it may have a lot
of mistakes so I do not know if the power book is better for fritz.

Uri




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