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

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 17:22:33 05/29/01

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On May 28, 2001 at 21:48:58, Terry McCracken wrote:

>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

MY posts? Yes, of course! But people don't seem to bite off more than they can
chew!!!
S.Taylor



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