Author: Terry McCracken
Date: 18:48:58 05/28/01
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On May 28, 2001 at 19:20:34, stuart taylor wrote: >On May 28, 2001 at 18:46:27, Alan Grotier wrote: > >> >>Yes, all serious human chess players study standard and current openings and >>each have their own preferences. >>So,therefore a chess program must also have access to the same standard and >>current openings which it will use to it's advantage: built in opening books. >> >>Now, when a "quelconque" program wins because the loser was out-booked I start >>to wonder which was really the strongest engine. >> >>As a consumer,I would like to have no book comp.vs comp. results. >>Then I would like the possibilty to add whatever opening book library >>to the program of my preferance. >> >>Salutations:Alain > >I feel the same way, as I've mentioned on numerous occasions. > >S.Taylor Too bad more people don't heed your posts, as testing without books is the _only_ way of knowing the strength of a given chess engine without the help of books databases etc. Good Thread!;) Terry
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