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

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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