Author: Jürgen Hartmann
Date: 07:19:28 08/24/00
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On August 24, 2000 at 09:55:40, Christian Pike wrote: >IMO the problem of the programs is handmade by the opening-preparation. > >Most often the opening-advisor prepares an opening >a HUMAN beeing would play very good/have good chances. >Or both or one team/program trusts an opening-line >that is good for human-beeings, good in normal chess. > >but IMO it is completely irrelevant how the human beeings >or the opening-book advisor likes or plays the position. >the program has to do the job. > >i wonder how long lines they play, as if the engines could not >play their own stuff that is NOT human-chess-theory. > >IMO they should better throw the opponent out of book in a rare >opening, with a 2nd best move instead of following an opening-line >THEY have in their book but the opponent has prepared a trap... > >they give away points for nothing. > >imo the problem is the competition of advisors at championships. >instead of trying to find a way out of book they play their favorite >openings. this gives the team of a chess-program a weak point, >and the engine suffers idle competition between the opening-book-advisors. > >i wonder why they follow certain lines for so long. I fully agree with you, Thorsten. Such a tournament should be run from fixed balanced positions to be disclosed one minute before the game. The opening books totally distort the engine's true strength. BTW, have you got the score of SOS's win against Rebel?
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