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Subject: Re: Questions to be answered in the WMCCC.

Author: Martin Hasse

Date: 04:48:35 08/27/00

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On August 27, 2000 at 06:55:13, Uri Blass wrote:
>I agree that Shredder did not choose good lines objectively but it is also
>important to choose lines that you know how to play and it is possible that with
>different lines Shredder could get better position out of book but get worse
>results.
>I guess that it is what Wolfgang suggests.

you should never forget that it is not important with WHICH evaluation
a program leaves book. it is important what it can make against opponent A
out of the position.

i have seen many programs leave book with a minus score but play
pretty well against opponent A in that line. i would call such an opening
a GOOD line when it results in a win by good play.




>I think that it was better for Shredder if he said nothing because the result of
>Shredder was impressive and it suggests that shredder is the best program to
>buy(ignoring opening books) because it got the first place inspite of bad book
>lines.

correct !

but we discuss shredders book-performance. what about rebel/rebel-tigers
opening-book performance?


>If wolfgang is right then it suggests that probably the Shredder engine is not
>better than Fritz and Shredder won because of better opening preperation (book
>that helped shredder to get positions that it knows to play).

difficult sentence of yours , i don#t understand the meaning. could you make
it clearer ?!


>Uri



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