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Subject: Re: RK 2003 [120'/60] second serie finished

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 04:43:35 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).

Junior8 does not have to play with it's opening book.
The people who organize the tournament can decide about the rules.


>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.

I think that it may be interesting to organize tournament between humans when
the starting positions are from Remis.ctg and every player plays 2 games against
the opponents with white and black.

I expect that in most cases the better players in regular chess are also going
to be better also in that case.

Uri



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