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Subject: Re: To build a book or not?

Author: Russell Reagan

Date: 11:32:57 07/16/02

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On July 16, 2002 at 11:07:10, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>However, with _no_ book you leave yourself open for preparation of traps.  I
>saw Ken Thompson do this to NuChess years ago at an ACM event.  You don't want
>to leave that kind of "hole" for a major event...

Was it a trap set specifically for that engine? Or was it just a general trap
that many engines fall for when left on their own?

Russell



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