Author: robert flesher
Date: 21:18:30 12/29/02
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To denude a program of it's opening book and play fischer random ,shuffle, or whatever... will serve only to accomplish that we no long have chess. By this i mean that opening preparation plays a very critical role and engines are even tuned to understand specific chess positions. Take away Kasparov's opening knowledge and he would never have become World Champion. FACT! is Kasparov still very good at position judgment??....yes.....is he still good at tactic's??....yes. Think of the last time you were on a chess server and lost to someone who was considerably lower rated than you....OK tell me you have never lost because someone nailed you in your favourite opening because they received the lastest informant or NCO,MCO,ECO before you(and they did homework :). In the end the opening is as important and the middlegame, or endgame. IMHO ...Cheers~
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