Author: Sandro Necchi
Date: 23:40:42 10/31/03
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On October 31, 2003 at 18:00:34, Rolf Tueschen wrote: Hi, Rolf, >Sandro, >just a question of a more general content. I saw that you didn't comment on the >whole Leiden& Book author debate. Still - could you give your opinion to the >following question? OK, I think one should look only on his side and not criticize others...do you understand what I mean? Everybody know how good is Jeroem, still when you make a book for a chess program you may experience that sometimes things do not work as expected. This can happen to everybody and I do not see why criticize a book maker for those things... I always said that the opening book is part of a chess program and an important part even if not the most important one which is the chess engine. For me to evaluate a chess program without the opening book is like to evaluate an airplane without the wings...it makes no sense. > >What do you think about the question that a particular & very successful book >author (like yourself for example) could be engaged to build the book for >several different machines which participate in the same tournament at the same >time? Would you find this ok? Or do you see problems of loyalty or whatever? I think there should be a limit to that. I would say no more than 2 programs and the book should not be exactly the same. I mean for me it is a sort of competition with other book makers. If I am partecipating with one program only and another with 3 or more he has more chances to win and so the result would be less important...I hope you understand what I mean. If the book is made by the same team for all chess programs, how can one call himself maker of the opening book who got the title? Of course he got it...how could have been otherwise? > >If a certain successful book is given to many programs, how fair the competition >is in your eyes from the perspectives of the "other" programs which don't get >the good book? Yes, this is unfair to me. Also I do not see how this can be done (allowed) without the permission of the author... > >Finally a question that always interested me as a CC layman: how many % you >estimate the importance of a good book for today's chess machines? This is a very good question! I always said, since 1978, that a good opening book is essential in today chess programs. It is even more today because the programs are stronger and there are faster hardwares. So, now it shoud be clearified what a good opening book is. To me a good opening book is something that helps the program to play better and score better. This means that even a small book which brings to positions more suitable to a specific chess program is a good book. It could be the best one for that program. > >Thanks for your expert's view and good luck for your future engagements. Thanks. > >Rolf Sandro
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