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Subject: Re: Could Chess Tiger 15 under Fritz GUI be 20 Points Stronger ?

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 22:30:04 04/08/03

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On April 08, 2003 at 20:11:47, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On April 08, 2003 at 17:50:40, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>On April 08, 2003 at 16:37:11, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>
>>>I heard before that Chess Tiger under Chessbase GUI run much stronger, if so why
>>>is that?
>>>
>>>Jorge
>>
>>    Hi Jorge
>>    As far as I know it's the same engine. And there is no reason why CT_15
>>    should be stronger under ChessBase GUI.
>>    Kurt
>
>
>
>Oh yes, there is.
>
>I'm convinced that the book learning of the Chessbase GUI is much better than
>the book learning of the Chess Tiger engine itself. It is aggressive and has
>proven its efficiency, at least in comp-comp games.
>
>Under the Chessbase GUI, the book management is done by the GUI. Under the
>Lokasoft version of Chess Tiger 15 the book management is done by the engine.
>
>The book management and book learning done by the engine is not as aggressive
>and efficient as Chessbase GUI book management.
>
>I do not know how much better it can get under the Chessbase GUI, but I'm
>convinced that it can be significant.
>
>However the book used by default under the Lokasoft GUI has been written BY HAND
>by Jeroen Noomen. The book used by the Chessbase version of Chess Tiger 15 is
>probably not as fine tuned, so here the point goes to the Lokasoft version.
>
>All in all I do not know what can be the result of a different book/book
>learning. But it could be that the results of the Chessbase version of Chess
>Tiger 15 are going to be different from the results of the Lokasoft version.
>
>Ladies and gentlemen, that could be the topic of a very interesting experiment!
>
>
>
>    Christophe

    Hi Christophe
    Yes, this would indeed be a very intersting experiment. Needed are however
    many hundred games. My feelings go in the direction that a better tuned
    book [the Lokasoft book by Jeroen Noomen] brings more than a normal book
    [ChessBase] with aggressive book learning.
    Kurt



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