Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 04:00:43 06/28/03
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On June 28, 2003 at 06:54:59, George Tsavdaris wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi Helmut
>>> As mentioned on an earlier occasion, we have cancelled
>>> the King's Gambit from the book remis.ctg but it might
>>> indeed be that this book does not at all suit to the
>>> playing style of Junior8. We shall see after 70 rounds.
>>> Kurt
>>
>>Even so, the point of the tests is to establish engine strength and keep all
>>other variables constant, correct?
>>
>>I just can't validate the argument that engine X is unfairly suffering from a
>>standard opening book under a test such as this (aimed at engine comparison
>>only, not engine + its own opening book + gui (where applicable.)
>>
>>Especially with a book like remis.ctg. Any engine that suffers from this book
>>(unduly) is not very well rounded.
>>
>No, i think you are wrong.
>Junior opening book is prepared specifially for Junior8's play, and with
>this opening book Junior 8 must play (Like all other commercial engines
>and perhaps some amateur).
>And like Kasparov/Kramnik and everybody else that learn opening lines that suits
>to their style. They play in the tournaments with their opening
>choices and not with a general opening variety.
>If M.Tal played with the opening ideas of Capablanca then Tal whould not
>give us all the magic games he did.
>Because the Junior8.ctg has been tested to end at positions that favor Junior8
>and Junior8 understands. I strongly believe that if Kasparov played openings
>only from Remis-book for example then he would be 25-30 Elo points lower.
>(Of cource if the others did that, they would be 40-60 Elo lower).
To eliminate all doubts we shall - if we find the time - repeat the
whole tournament with the engines using their own books.
Kurt
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