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Subject: Re: I want 10 games match Shredder5 - Fritz7!

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 12:46:02 08/29/00

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On August 29, 2000 at 13:29:55, Shanti wrote:

>Hi
>
>Among the top programs I think Shredder has the worst opening book (I do not
>mean to offend any of the makers of Shredder's book). Just look at the israeli
>chess league games. You will see that Shredder did not get an advantage in the
>opening as white or an equality as black.

This is not a good test of the quality of the book.

It is better to get a position that you know how to play out of book even if it
is objectively not a better position.

The real test is to give both programs to play openings that they are not
prepared to play and compare the results with results from the regular book.

Uri



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