Author: Omid David Tabibi
Date: 05:05:57 01/28/03
As someone mentioned after the game, it is hard to imagine Junior losing in just 27 moves, had it not used the opening book. Today, the top programs already play in a super-Grandmaster level (well, that doesn't include Kasparov of course), so why should they blindly play variations played by players weaker than them? Of course, turning the opening books off totally is not a viable option, as the programs still don't have the needed strategic vision to find their way early in the opening phase. But maybe a stricter limit (depending on type of opening, games played, statistics, etc) should be imposed for choosing moves right out of the opening book. Omid.
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