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Subject: Re: CM8000: Looking for some opening book "experts"

Author: Kurt Widmann

Date: 16:48:41 12/21/00

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On December 21, 2000 at 16:57:27, John Merlino wrote:

>The development team is planning on releasing several dozen opening books as a
>downloadable "extra" via the website. These books are opening specific (such as
>Sicilian, Sicilian Dragon, several French Defense books, etc.) There are 57
>books in all, and they total about 4.5MB.
>
>They were created using the same tool that is used in the "Import PGN" feature
>of the opening book editor. Since there is SO MUCH data there, the development
>team is looking for a little help in testing them. What they need to know is if
>there are any OBVIOUS GLARING errors in the books (such as some move other than
>1...c5 being played in any of the Sicilian books, for example). They are NOT
>looking for suggestions on improving certain lines, adjusting move priorities,
>etc., although I suspect any "bug report" will be looked at to some degree.
>
>Any volunteers? Just e-mail me (or reply to this post) and I'll e-mail you a ZIP
>file containing all of the books. If you would prefer to only look at a certain
>opening or two, pick which ones you are interested in from the list below, and
>I'll send just those to you.
>
>Also, if you see any NOTABLE opening that has been omitted from this list,
>please let me know....
>
>The full list of opening books:
>
>Alekhine's Defense.obk
>Benko Gambit.obk
>Bird's Opening.obk
>Bogo-Indian Defense.obk
>Caro-Kann.obk
>Caro-Kann - Main Line.obk
>Catalan Opening.obk
>Center Counter Defense.obk
>Dutch Defense.obk
>English Opening.obk
>English Opening - Four Knights Variation.obk
>English Opening - Symmetrical Variation.obk
>Four Knights Game.obk
>Four Knights - Symmetrical Variation.obk
>French Defense.obk
>French Defense - Advance Variation.obk
>French Defense - Classical Variation.obk
>French Defense - Exchange Variation.obk
>French Defense - Tarrasch Variation.obk
>French Defense - Winawer Variation.obk
>Giuoco Piano (Italian Game).obk
>Giuoco Piano - Evans Gambit.obk
>Grunfeld Defense.obk
>Grunfeld Defense - Exchange Variation.obk
>King's Gambit.obk
>King's Gambit Accepted.obk
>King's Gambit Declined.obk
>King's Indian Defense.obk
>King's Indian Defense - Samisch Attack.obk
>Nimzo-Indian Defense.obk
>Nimzo-Indian Defense - Classical Variation.obk
>Nimzo-Indian Defense - Rubinstein Variation.obk
>Nimzowitsch Defense.obk
>Old Indian Defense.obk
>Petrov's Defense.obk
>Pirc Defense.obk
>Queen's Gambit Accepted.obk
>Queen's Gambit Declined.obk
>Queen's Gambit - Semi-Slav Defense.obk
>Queen's Gambit - Slav Defense.obk
>Queen's Indian Defense.obk
>Queen's Indian Defense - Petrosian System.obk
>Reti Opening.obk
>Ruy Lopez.obk
>Ruy Lopez Open.obk
>Ruy Lopez Closed.obk
>Ruy Lopez - Berlin Defense.obk
>Ruy Lopez - Exchange Variation.obk
>Ruy Lopez - Modern Steinitz.obk
>Scotch Game.obk
>Sicilian Defense.obk
>Sicilian Defense - Dragon Variation.obk
>Sicilian Defense - Najdorf Variation.obk
>Sicilian Defense - Scheveningen Variation.obk
>Sicilian Defense - Taimonov Variation.obk
>Three Knights Game.obk
>Vienna Game.obk
>
>Thanks for your time,
>
>jm

Hi, I owned version 2000 to 5000 but gave them away as presents.
I use now Fritz with CB8 and Crafty only.
I am retired with lots of time available.
Send me some files with conversion utilities to read obk.
I will eddit with my data for you.I reached an ELO rating of 2560 ICCF
about 6 years ago.
widmann@otvcablelan.net
Season Greetings, Kurt Widmann SIM



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