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

Author: Garry Evans

Date: 22:00:54 11/24/00

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On November 24, 2000 at 23:23:36, Chessfun wrote:

>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.


Why this Chessfun??? and not just your real name?



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