Author: James T. Walker
Date: 07:24:06 04/09/02
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On April 08, 2002 at 18:48:51, K. Burcham wrote: > >James how about these corrections. >after you pointed out that mess, i see what you mean. >maybe this is correct, not sure though if this is what chessbase meant. > >Setting a positive contempt value will cause the program to avoid draws, while a >negative value will make it go for a draw even if it thinks it is better. This >essentially shows respect for the opponent. The value is in hundredths of a >pawn, so setting 50 means that the program will play for a win, even if it >thinks its half a pawn down (which can easily be the case in certain openings). >If the program is playing against a top grandmaster it is usually better to set >minus 50, so it will take a draw if the opportunity arises. > >no James I dont work for chessbase, i work for a paper manufacturing >company. James do you work for microsoft? >kburcham :-) No. By the way, look at the last line: "If the program is playing against a top grandmaster it is usually better to set minus 50, so it will play overconfidently and take a draw if the opportunity arises." If you are overconfident, why would you take the draw opportunity???? More gobbledygook! Jim
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