Author: Mike S.
Date: 13:14:10 11/10/02
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On November 10, 2002 at 14:46:32, Bob Durrett wrote: >(...) >Perhaps something more automatic would be better. For example, the user tells >the computer the desired engine playing strength and then the software >automatically adjusts the opening move probabilities, all at one time, to >provide the intended playing strength. I guess nobody knows which specific repertoire, or repertoire size even, represents a specific playing strength. Also, there may be strong players with less opening knowledge than weaker players. But the settings I meant are easy to use IMO: http://www.chessbase.com/support/gif/022700a.gif See also Steve Lopez Tech Notes about that (and many other computer chess topics and how it's done with ChessBase software): http://www.chessbase.com/support/support.asp?pid=87 Options in other programs are even easier, i.e. in Genius you can choose from opening styles like "classic", "modern", "gambit" etc. IIRC. Chessmaster 8000 includes many specific book files assign to historic players (obivously intended to represent their repertoire), but also special books like "Trapper", "Drawish" or "Unorthodox", etc. So I think the options are available in various forms, and it depends on the user skills to utilize them. Btw. if the amateur hasn't memorized much but has focussed on general understanding (which is certainliy recommandable), big books again aren't his problem: He will leave the theory path early in the game anyway. Regards, M.Scheidl
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