Author: Vine Smith
Date: 16:26:31 08/23/01
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On August 23, 2001 at 09:49:14, Jeroen Noomen wrote: >On August 23, 2001 at 05:54:17, Vine Smith wrote: > >Perhaps in GM chess this position is quite OK for Black. >But both Rebel and Junior saw white clearly better after >17 Qf4. And that is the point: How does the program react? >If theory says '=', but it reacts badly, it is not a good >line to play! > >This is the most difficult thing in making a good book for >a computer program: Human chess is not the same as computer >chess.... > >Jeroen > This is quite true -- the problem of getting programs to select the right kinds of lines from their opening books continues to cause trouble. Here, I don't think Rebel reacted so badly, despite disliking its own book line, and Junior's 17.Qf4 left the position rather closed, making it difficult to exploit White's two bishops. Regards, Vine Smith
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