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Subject: Re: not a solution

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 13:05:45 11/02/03

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On November 02, 2003 at 15:38:11, Georg v. Zimmermann wrote:

>It has been repetetly explained by GCP, Christophe Theron and others that the
>opening book, the opening learning etc. form an integral part of the chess
>program as a whole.
>
>From this it follows that testing some programs with other books, one program
>with other books, etc. can certainly give interesting data. But it will not tell
>us which program is stronger.

The point is that I am not sure if the data which program is stronger is the
most interesting data for the customers.

I think that we also need another list that rank the engines and not the books
when the engines start to play from random position from GM games that is the
first position in that game that was not played in more than one game and both
engines get both colors of that position.

Uri






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