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Subject: Re: Thunderstorm(C) vs guest55(U) Result: 0-1 Wrong book

Author: Terry Ripple

Date: 18:37:30 11/24/00

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On November 24, 2000 at 20:08:15, Chessfun wrote:

>On November 24, 2000 at 19:46:29, m.d.hurd wrote:
>
>>On November 24, 2000 at 14:11:19, Chessfun wrote:
>>
>>>On November 24, 2000 at 14:04:09, Daniel Chancey wrote:
>>>
>>>>Date: 24/11/2000
>>>>White: ThunderStorm (Gambit Tiger 1.0)
>>>>Black: guest55 (Chessmaster 7000)
>>>>Opening: D00 Levitsky Attack
>>>>White ELO: 2323
>>>>Result: 0-1
>>>>Time control = 60 0
>>>>
>>>>1. d4 d5 2. Bg5
>>>
>>>This suggests you have the gui book loaded not the correct engine book.
>>>Click extra, options, books, tick engine books.
>>>
>>>Sarah.
>>
>>Sarah I think in fairness if the default book is the gui book which it was on my
>>setup one can understand people using it for computer vs computer games.
>>Wouldn't be better if the default setup used the correct opening book (engine
>>book) to start with ?
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Mike
>
>
>Very true. For me as one of the beta testers of RebelTigerII
>when I installed it from the CD I guess engine books were already
>setup so it left it that way. I did mention during beta testing setting
>the default hash higher but never knew the book loaded as default was
>gui book.
>
>Clearly the default book should be engine book if the program loads with
>either Tiger or Gambit. And the hash should default higher also I think.
>Had I noticed either, I would have mentioned it when I wrote the my review
>of Rebel 11.
>
>Sarah.
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Hi Sarah and Tiger fans,

What is the main difference between using the engine book and the GUI book other
than i would presume that the engine book is tuned specially for that engine?

How big of a difference would it really make in terms of strength?

Best Regards,
Terry



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