Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:46:36 10/30/03
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On October 30, 2003 at 02:09:27, Tony Werten wrote: >On October 29, 2003 at 13:07:02, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On October 29, 2003 at 12:29:29, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >> >>>On October 29, 2003 at 10:04:27, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On October 29, 2003 at 01:31:06, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote: >>>> >>>>>On October 28, 2003 at 23:07:54, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>So the books are 100% different? >>>>>> >>>>>>I don't believe it. 10% I might buy, but based on Jeroen's comments, they >>>>>>are obviously not completely mutually exclusive lines... >>>>> >>>>>Of course not, they all have the Sicilian obviously, just as I'm sure >>>>>your book does. >>>>> >>>>>You can't have three good books and have them not have a single variation >>>>>in common. But if you think the books are largely identical, you are completely >>>>>mistaken. >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>GCP >>>> >>>> >>>>I'll say it again. If they have less than 90% common lines, I would be >>>>amazed. Just think about why... >>> >>>Yes, as I already said, and you obviously didn't read, there are of >>>course common mainlines. But the programs style is substantially different >>>and so are the books. >>> >>>-- >>>GCP >> >> >>And I'll say it again also. If they have 90% in common they are not >>_that_ different. Or can I change 10% of Crafty and enter two copies in >>the next WMCCC? Or three copies? Or N copies? 10% is not much. > >I think it's more important where they differ. 2 Books can be 99.99% equal, with >1 difference. One says 1. e4 and the other 1. d4 > >Tony the differences are important. But that 99% represents a _lot_ of work. If it does nothing more than make the program avoid bad lines and follow potentially not-bad lines. It represents much total effort. As does the engine development.
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