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Subject: Re: tiger's play too risky ?

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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