Author: Ulrich Tuerke
Date: 11:12:37 04/06/01
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>... >i cannot speak for gambit-tiger2 so far, >but i can guaranty you that for gambit-tiger1 in relation to rebel-tiger13 >the success is on gambit-tigers side. > >i think the explanation is easy ! > >gambit-tiger will lose a few games due to risky style. >but it will not lose as much games due to doing nothing as >rebel-tiger13 will do. > >if you have 2 similar programs, and the one is more agressive, >the more aggressive will IMO make a better score over all. Not necessarily. In case the attack is unsound, then the attacker will be punished. > >if you have a strong chess program, that is not trying to get the initiative >or is doing almost nothing than waiting for opponent mistakes, >it will not be very strong. > >the reason fritz and junior do get high scores in schweden is not because these >programs DO something. but because of book-learning effects and >outsearching the opponent. >but if they would have to play against itself, and ONE engine would be >a little more DOING something, the one that tries to get the initiative >would IMO win. It's not just SOMETHING. Life's not that easy. You have to do a reasonable thing. In some cases it might be better to wait for a mistake of the opponent than starting an unsound attack. I'm speaking very generally here (not about Gambit Tiger who has proven several times the success of its play). Uli
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