Author: Thomas Logan
Date: 14:22:48 01/20/04
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On January 20, 2004 at 11:42:06, Gordon Rattray wrote: >On January 20, 2004 at 11:27:35, Stephen Ham wrote: > >>Dear Members, >> >>I have a strange issue (aren't they all!). >> >>I've been having fun recently by creating my own computer opening book, based >>exclusively upon my Correspondence Chess openings/games. Then, I've been giving >>this book to various engines to try in tournament action versus their standard >>books. Generally my book has done better than the stand >>Fritz/Shredder/Hiarcs/Tiger books. Besides the fun of comparing my book lines to >>others, it also gives me a chance to have an "objective" evaluation of whether >>my opening theory is any good...or not. For the record, the engines often >>evaluate my lines as being unattractive to them. Still, they score well with >>them. >> >>Now here's the problem. In the CB GUI, the engines simply stop playing what's in >>their books after move 35. Yes, on can continue to put moves into the book after >>move 35, but the engines won't automatically play them. Most of you probably >>think - So what! Move 35 is already deep into the middlegame. Yes, that's true, >>but nonetheless, most engines can't figure out what to do next after move 35 in >>technical positions. My style of chess is technical versus tactical, and since >>the engines can't find tactics to suit them, they fail to find the "correct" >>technique to exploit the advantage my book has given them. >> >>Anyway, this isn't a big deal, but do any of you know why the CB people have >>stopped their engines from accepting moves after move 35? Is there a way to get >>the engines to play book moves after move 35? >> >>Thanks in advance. >> >>All the best, >> >>Stephen > > >I don't have access to the CB GUI right now, but I thought that within the "Book >options" dialogue there was an value relating to this?! And a default of 35 >sounds familiar. If so, maybe you could try increasing it. > >Gordon Yes Gordon The gui does have a default value of 35 Tom
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