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Subject: Re: GM Preparation for Matches Against Chess Computer Programs

Author: Bob Durrett

Date: 15:55:12 11/08/00

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On November 08, 2000 at 17:56:02, Simon Waters wrote:

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>That said you may find flaws in an opening book, but unless you actually like
>the alternative lines the machine may bail out into, playing to exploit this is
>risky.
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Actually, I was assuming that the GM would have selected an opening repertoire
based partly on his/her past experience, plus knowledge of the general
difficulties such programs face in the opening phase.  The main concern regards
preparation from the position [leaf node] that is at the end of the repertoire
line.

Perhaps the GM should prepare for more than one line, each of which might begin
at that leaf node.  Obviously, too many branches could become unmanageable.

While playing with Fritz, in home analysis, I vaguely recall that the "best line
so far" changes rapidly in the beginning but as time goes by, the line changes
do not occur so often.  It is during one of these "long waits" that the exact
amount of time the GM uses in analysis may not be so critical.  Sound right?



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