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Subject: Re: lunsen vs. powerbook

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 12:33:27 06/03/02

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On June 03, 2002 at 15:26:21, Daniel Clausen wrote:

>On June 03, 2002 at 14:29:25, Dante Rosati wrote:
>
>>some claim that the lunsen opening book is superior to powerbook. Is there any
>>basis for this? Has anyone run games with the two opening books against each
>>other?
>>
>>Dante
>
>And did it appear to the guys who claim that book X is better than book Y, that
>just maybe it could also depend on the engine which uses it? And against which
>opponent? And with which time control? And on the number of screen savers
>running with the engine simultanously? And most likely other things I didn't
>mention now?

Does the engine learn openings problems as it plays?

Does the engine *understand* a gambit when it falls out of the book into one?

Does the engine *understand* a positional advantage when it falls out of the
book into one?

Some books are clearly better than others.  But to prove it will take a lot of
work.



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