Author: martin fierz
Date: 14:23:41 03/15/04
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On March 15, 2004 at 15:28:55, Tord Romstad wrote: >On March 15, 2004 at 14:30:58, Vasik Rajlich wrote: > >>Yeah, actually the book was very good - but not for the reason Watson was hoping >>for. You roll your eyes once per page when the "it's all about calculation" >>comment inevitably comes up - and look at the games, conveniently organized by >>the basic patterns ... :-) > >Is it a book you would recommend even for us lowly patzers, or is it the kind >of book you won't understand a word of unless you are a really strong player? > >Tord i don't know how lowly a patzer you are, but it is certainly a thought-provoking book. on the other hand, as an engine author you are probably looking for rules to implement in your eval function, and you won't find any in this book - that is watson's dogma - there are no rules... cheers martin
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