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Subject: Re: Have'nt anyone notice this BIG Problem?

Author: Mathieu Pagé

Date: 06:27:12 11/20/03

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On November 20, 2003 at 03:34:54, swaminathan natarajan wrote:

>Hi
>
>the main problem is that engine-engine matches without opening book plays same
>moves for infinite games when given same time control
>
>i have kept 6 games series
>all the games played shows the same result
>match ends in a 3-3 tie........same moves till endings and insuffiecient
>material in the position
>
>i hope if the book is selected for the engine,the games will not be the same and
>the result may change?

Yes, you are right, except if both engines take the same opening line again and
again.

Some sort of opening learning will totaly avoid this behavior since the engines
will try to find a line that will give them something better than a draw.

Mathieu



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