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Subject: Re: Why not comp. vs comp. with no book.

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 01:29:01 05/29/01

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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

There is no problem to play engine-engine matches under chessbase from the
positions that you choose without book.

Uri



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