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Subject: Re: SSDF, Comet A90 - CT 14.9 Palm, 1-0, now 2.5-1.5

Author: Ulrich Tuerke

Date: 04:34:57 05/13/02

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On May 13, 2002 at 06:39:57, Uri Blass wrote:

>On May 13, 2002 at 06:31:08, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>On May 12, 2002 at 22:21:39, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>
>>>On May 12, 2002 at 14:49:26, Tony Hedlund wrote:
>>>
>>>>[Event "Tony Hedlund"]
>>>>[Site "SSDF"]
>>>>[Date "2002.05.12"]
>>>>[Round "4"]
>>>>[White "Chess Tiger 14.9 Palm"]
>>>>[Black "Comet A90 P200"]
>>>>[BlackElo "2253"]
>>>>[Result "0-1"]
>>>>[Opening "A30 English: Symmetrical Variation"]
>>>>
>>>>1. c4 c5 2. d3 Nc6 3. Nf3 d6 4. e4 h6 5. h3 Nf6 6. Nc3 e5 7. Nd5 Bd7
>>>>8. Bd2 Be7 9. Nxe7 Qxe7 10. a3 O-O 11. Be2 Rfb8 12. Bc3 b5 13. cxb5 Rxb5
>>>>14. O-O a6 15. Qd2 Rbb8 16. Bd1 a5 17. Re1 a4 18. Rc1 Rb7 19. Bc2 Qe6
>>>>20. Bd1 Nd4 21. Kf1 Rab8 22. Rb1 Qa2 23. Rc1 Rb6 24. Qe3 Bc6 25. Nd2 Bb5
>>>>26. Be2 Qe6 27. Nc4 R6b7 28. Red1 Nb3 29. Rc2 Ba6 30. Kg1 Nd4 31. Rcc1 d5
>>>>32. Bxd4 cxd4 33. exd5 Nxd5 34. Qg3 Bxc4 35. Rxc4 Nf4 36. Bg4 Qa6
>>>>37. Re1 Rb3 38. Bf5 Qa5 39. Kf1 Rxb2 40. Rec1 g6 41. Rd1 Qd2 42. Qf3 Rb1
>>>>43. Bg4 e4 44. dxe4 R8b2 45. Rc8+ Kg7 46. Kg1 Ne2+ 47. Kh2 Rxd1 48. g3 Nc3
>>>>49. Kg2 Qe1 50. Qxf7+ Kxf7 51. Rc7+ Kf8 52. Rc8+ Ke7 53. Rc7+ Kd6
>>>>54. Rd7+ Kc6 55. Rd6+ Kxd6 56. e5+ Kxe5 57. Bxd1 Rxf2# 0-1
>>>>
>>>>Tiger was out of book after 1.c4 c5! Please Chris, a BIGGER book!
>>>>Tal was out of book after 2.d3.
>>>>
>>>>Tony
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>The small book that Chess Tiger for Palm is using is an improved version of the
>>>book used by Chess Tiger 11.8 when the SSDF has tested it!
>>>
>>>With this book, Tiger 11.8 got the first place amongst programs tested on P90.
>>>
>>>But yes, it would help if this book was bigger.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Christophe
>>
>>You finally realized it. I have been saying this for over three months.
>>
>>Jorge.
>
>Christophe said a long time ago that adding a big book for palm tiger is not an
>easy task because of some design decision.
>
>I also do not like a big book because it may prevent me to see problems of the
>engine in the opening.
>
>I believe that a good engine should find good moves at the opening stage with no
>book.

Nevertheless, you need a minimum of diversity in the opening book.
Imagine Palm-CT against Comet A.90 would next time start again with
1.c4 c5
Tiger would then have "best chances" to reproduce this loss.

Uli
>
>Uri



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