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

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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