Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 14:59:45 08/27/02
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On August 27, 2002 at 17:29:27, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >On August 27, 2002 at 17:14:41, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On August 27, 2002 at 16:15:19, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >> >>>On August 27, 2002 at 15:00:16, Dann Corbit wrote: >>> >>>>Why use any book? Are you in a hurry? >>>> >>>>List does not come with a book. Sure, it's a big handicap. But eventually List will have one, I am sure. >>> >>>You gave the answer yourself. To let List 4.61 play without a book is of course >>>a too big handicap. By the way, List 4.61 with Black and the CM8.ctg has just >>>defeated Yace 0.99.56 in an exciting game where both engines for a long time >>>thought that White would have a substantial advantage. >> >>So where does one draw the line at fixing the handicap? Your original solution >>is as good as any, if you must interfere. > >To this question I have no suitable answer. Perhaps only the hint that >general.ctg should no doubt be a much better book than cm8.ctg. But is that a reason to use or not to use? The goal of the book is to improve play. Why not go all the way? Either that or don't improve it at all. The way I see it, it makes little difference which book you choose. List does not supply one, so any choice is arbitrary.
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