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Subject: Re: Technical question regarding interface for CCT

Author: José Carlos

Date: 01:26:04 12/13/03

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On December 12, 2003 at 18:46:36, Brian Richardson wrote:

>On December 12, 2003 at 13:26:45, José Carlos wrote:
>
>
>>  I won't use Anubis in CCT because I don't have time to implement book
>>handling.
>
>I strongly suggest that you reconsider and enter with or without a book.
>Tinker has played in CCTs without any book (although a few
>years ago).  What happens during the tournament, at least for me,
>is that you really focus on how your engine plays.  I always find
>bugs and a fresh list of things to work on.  There are even some cases
>where I wish Tinker was playing without a book too.  You can also
>adjust your time controls to play somewhat faster during the first n
>moves.

  I will use Averno instead, which is much weaker but has book support and
everything else. Playing without a book makes too easy for the opponents to pick
a winning line against the program and repeat it on every game. I can wait. Next
CCT probably Anubis will be ready.

  José C.



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