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

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 12:45:41 05/29/01

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On May 29, 2001 at 04:29:01, Uri Blass 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
>
>There is no problem to play engine-engine matches under chessbase from the
>positions that you choose without book.

Or any other engine, for that matter.  Just rename the opening book.  I don't
know of any program that won't run without one.



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