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

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 12:46:37 05/29/01

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On May 29, 2001 at 15:45:41, Dann Corbit wrote:

>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.

Oops.  Faulty memory just woke up.  SCP *requires* an opening book.  You might
be able to give it an empty one, though.



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