Author: Steve Coladonato
Date: 04:22:28 08/26/02
There is a very long thread here concerning the use of a book developed for one program being used by another program. I am not a programmer, so I don't understand the ramifications of this. But, I do have a question(s). If the same book were used by all engines, would that not be a fair comparison of the engines strength? As long as a program is "in" book, it is not using any of its internal algorithms so the moves it is making are recognized as "best" for a particular line/opening. Would a book, the one in question in the thread, be better than ECO or NCO? And if so, why is it not published. Or, is the book in question, mainly oriented to tactical play to match the accepted strength of computers. Have the lines in the book been developed by a computer or are they still the lines that have been developed by Masters since whenever? It seems that a book is developed after the fact to complement a particular engines "style" or, better, the programmer's understanding of the algorithms. Very similar to way humans acquire a preference for one opening vs. another. Steve
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