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Subject: Re: Effect of books, round 1

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 10:04:11 08/26/02

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On August 26, 2002 at 11:49:28, Johan Hutting wrote:

>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.

My contempt factor is 0 but inspite of it I expect repetitions only in less than
5% of the cases against clearly weaker opponents(see explanation later).

>>
>>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?

It is going to choose to avoid it if it finds other moves lead to a bigger
advantage.

After 1.e4 a6 there is a clear plan of developement of pieces and pushing pawns
forward so I do not expect repetition.

Usually after you finish to develop your pieces my program may improve it's
position and the position is going to become at least equal so again there is
not going to be repetition because if you try to repeat in an equal position
then I expect your plan to fail because when you waste a tempo I can get the
advantage.

Uri



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