Author: Chessfun
Date: 17:09:33 10/21/00
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On October 21, 2000 at 19:57:28, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On October 21, 2000 at 18:43:17, Chessfun wrote: > >>Because there were a number of books released and secondly I don't >>believe the four knights hold enough of an advantage for white. >> >>Sarah. > >Are you absolutely sure about this conclusion? It's a little difficult to >conclude that an opening book is inferior just because a specific opening hasn't >proven to be advantageous for a human chess player playing the white side. > >Off-beat openings are actually quite ideal, because there's leeway for novelties >and special preparation, getting the opposition out of book early. So you can't >reach a conclusion like that automatically. > >Mogens. To be totally honest. My first reaction was to cringe when Uri pointed out the book was probably different due to the fact that the program was not yet released. As in effect I had mentioned two moves. My initial reply was just to end the subject, then when Uri asked "Why do you think that the book of the release version is superior" felt I had to reply. Naturally the Four Knights is playable as is the Kings Gambit and many other openings avoided or not often played by top GM's. Again an attempt to avoid a subject which I had started. Your conclusions are naturally correct. Sarah.
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