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Subject: Re: Question from a novice....

Author: Matthew Hull

Date: 13:58:18 08/26/03

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On August 26, 2003 at 15:28:39, Matthew McKnight wrote:

>
>>Also, the engine's evaluation function is NOT active while the game remains in
>>book.  The program itself does not start "thinking" until book moves have been
>>exhausted.
>>
>>MH
>
>
>This is not always true.  I use my evaluate function to help pick lines from the
>book.  This helps me find positions that my evaluation function likes better
>when I'm out of book.

That's interesting.  Does the program only consider book moves for the move list
to search?  I don't know of any other program that does this.  I'm sure some
would say that programs are not good at choosing opening lines, unless they are
tactically defective lines to start with, and so the computer would avoid them.

I think Bob Hyatt has some automated way of creating books specifically for
special event play (like CCT5), which is a different (better?) book than is used
normally by Crafty on ICC.

MH


>
>Matt



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