Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 01:58:19 03/01/04
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On March 01, 2004 at 04:51:33, Francesco Di Tolla wrote:
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>>In other words if Fritz5.32 can beat Ruffian is a surprise and handicapped
>>Fritz5.32 beats Ruffian is even a bigger surprise.
>
>I strongly doubt that there is so much tweeking in the books that is really
>specific to the engine, therefore a new book is no way a handicap, rather an
>advantage since the new moves it contains by far outweight the fact that the
>engine would rather not play some of the lines it finds in it.
>
>On top of that, if to get statistical relevance in chess requires a lot of
>games, to get the statistical relevance of the use of a book with some lines an
>engine does not like looks like almost ipossible.
>
>my 2c
>Franz
Hi Franz
I fully agree with your opinion.
Kurt
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