Author: Joshua Haglund
Date: 13:26:34 11/30/02
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On November 29, 2002 at 21:00:36, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >On November 29, 2002 at 19:10:40, Joshua Haglund wrote: > >>What would the top 30 engines be without an opening book or learn files? > >In private testing I use the same book for all engines >and disable learning. The results I get aren't spectacularly >different from what, say, the SSDF gets. > >Not so surprising considering the quality of the book and >the learning tends to be related to the quality of the >rest of the engine. > >>Who did the best programming then ? > >Implementing good learning doesn't count for being a good >programmer? Optimizing the engine to play without book >is good programming? > >I don't think so. > >I'll tell you who the best programmers are: they're the >ones on top of the SSDF list. > >-- >GCP I think it would be interesting if someone did a test without the books and learn. No optimization just usual opening play who would win. Joshua toneewa@yahoo.com
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