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Subject: Re: Effect of books, round 1

Author: Johan Hutting

Date: 08:49:28 08/26/02

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On August 26, 2002 at 09:47:58, Uri Blass wrote:

>I understand now.

I was suprised myself, but somehow it seems logical.

>It is not going to be possible in more than 90% of the cases against movei even
>with 1.e4 a6 because even in this worse position I do not expect repetition.

Depends on your contempt factor I guess.
>
>Even if celes does not know about repetition it is going to try to improve the
>position and not to repeat.

You understimate knowledge. The improvement is based upon the knowledge the
engine has, if it doesn't know the "best" move leads to a draw by repetion, how
will it choose to avoid it?



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