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Subject: Re: KasparovChess.com: A few questions for ChessBase

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 22:41:32 09/06/01

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On September 07, 2001 at 01:36:21, Uri Blass wrote:

>On September 06, 2001 at 19:52:36, Mike S. wrote:
>
>>On September 06, 2001 at 18:16:47, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>If programmers want to beat prepared humans when the humans get the program
>>>then I believe that they can try one of the following ways:
>>>
>>>1)making some changes in the evaluation that happens only in the dates of the
>>>match
>>>(...)
>>>2)giving the exact program but the program asks the user for a passward that
>>>only chessbase know so the opponent cannot use it.
>>
>>I think such "tricky" methods are not quite serious and therefore unavailable (I
>>just hope, no retail version will ever come with that date idea - this would be
>>very bad for testing.) Although, it's usual in computer chess that programs
>>include some randomness as a normal feature, sometimes adjustable. Fritz 6 not
>>(I don't know if Fritz 7 will have that), but it has other engine parameters
>>which can be adjusted in the GUI without changing the program.
>>
>>Kramnik can get more general insights in what the new version is, but he can't
>>simply prepare for special variations or moves. Furthermore he doesn't have the
>>match book.
>>
>>Getting the engine for preparation is totally overestimated by parts of the
>>public IMO. I don't consider it to be decisive, not even very important. As I
>>see it, it can eventually support strategical decisions of Kramnik in a game
>>(i.e. between direct attack or transposing into an endgame or something like
>>that).
>>
>>Regards,
>>M.Scheidl
>
>There are a lot of ways to get the program out of book in the first moves.
>
>I believe that every  player with good memory who simply remember some hundred
>of games has practical chances if the program is deterministic.
>
>Uri

The only way to avoid it is a very big book that should also give answers to
lines like 1.e4 h5 2.a4 a5

(2.a4 is a possible book move to get the opponent out of preperations)

Uri



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