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Subject: Re: Book vs. Engine

Author: José Carlos

Date: 07:45:55 08/26/02

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On August 26, 2002 at 10:38:28, Matthias Gemuh wrote:

>
>>
>>I think it would be interesting if championships were played without books and
>>just with learning, but it's not sufficiently verifiable for the same reason as
>>above.
>>
>>Regards,
>>Mogens
>
>
>Hi Mogens,
>another problem is that the outcome of the tournament is influenced by who I
>face first. If I (my engine) first face super-strong opponents who would win
>even blindfolded against me, I profit. This is because I build a good book in
>these first games that I should have lost anyway, then I face the weaker guys
>and use the book.
>
>Matthias.

  For such a test, I'd do 1000 automated games RR among all players, then forget
about the results, disable learning, and play a normal tournament.

  José C.



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