Author: Bertil Eklund
Date: 09:25:37 08/02/00
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On August 02, 2000 at 11:54:29, James Thompson wrote: >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? > IMO the general-book is much better but it is more fun with the power-book( Plays almost everything) Bertil >Finally, does the game database have any effect on the quality of the game >played by a particular. For instance, I have both CB7 and Fritz6. Would it >matter to Fritz which game database it used? If the opening book determines the >opening strategy and since Fritz' internal calculations determines subsequent >play after "out of book" what role does the game database play? Thanks for any >advice > >James > > > >On August 02, 2000 at 08:09:44, Shep wrote: > >>On August 02, 2000 at 03:35:03, Terry Ripple wrote: >> >>> Why is it that you didn't allow Fritz to play with it's own book which is >>>supposed to be very good? Please explain! >> >>Which book are you referring to? I didn't consider General.ctg to be that good >>in general opinion, that's why I didn't use it. And I don't own any of the >>Powerbook CDs. >>Nimzo's and Junior's books are excellent, so I often let programs like Fritz, >>Crafty or even Hiarcs use those. >> >>I must also correct my statement regarding Fritz' book use, it should have read >> >> "Fritz used the Junior book against Nimzo/CSTal and the Nimzo book against >>Junior" >> >>(with the idea that "no book should play against itself" for more variety). >> >>--- >>Shep
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