Author: Chessfun
Date: 20:23:36 11/24/00
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On November 24, 2000 at 23:08:14, Christophe Theron wrote: >On November 24, 2000 at 21:37:30, Terry Ripple wrote: > >>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. >>------------- >> >>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 > > > >It makes a big difference. If you don't check "Use engine book", then you don't >get the benefits of Jeroen's specific work on Tiger's opening book. > > > > Christophe Also the variations and IMO odd openings played by the gui book are never played from Tiger's view. Sarah.
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