Author: Tom Kerrigan
Date: 15:56:04 08/15/98
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This is sort of counterintuitive... You agree with me that it isn't a big problem, and then you post about why it's a big problem? I know of maybe two programmers who have "tuned" their opening books to play well against specific opponents at computer tournaments. That's why I don't think it's a big problem. -Tom On August 15, 1998 at 10:35:30, Komputer Korner wrote: >On August 15, 1998 at 09:20:55, Tom Kerrigan wrote: > >>I know of some cases where killer books have been used, but after talking with >>dozens of other chess programmers, I'm convinced it isn't a serious problem. >>Most people aren't out to get other people at these tournaments. They just want >>to do well and have fun. >>-Tom >It isn't a serious problem but not for the reason that Tom gave. All programs >have learning features whether it is a book learning feature or a middle game >learning feature. The 2 are combined in M-Chess 7.1 so that they feed off each >other. One of my wishes for Crafty is to be able to actually learn the openings >by extending Crafty's book the way that M-Chess does it. However in a short >computer chess tournament learning is of little importance. Therefore opening >book preparation for comp-comp tournaments takes on the importance that it does >for GM play. Hiarcs 6 lost a game in KK Kup 2 directly attributed to a bad >opening.
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