Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 13:03:53 04/25/04
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On April 25, 2004 at 15:51:15, Jasmine Baer wrote: >I own Fritz 8, Hiarcs 9, Junior 8, Shredder 7 & 8, and Chess Tiger 15. As I was >looking through the opening books of each of the engines, something struck me as >odd: Chess Tiger's book didn't seem to be tuned. Although it is a very large >book that provides a great deal of variety as a playing partner, I was surprised >to see that it was not tuned. Fritz, Hiarcs, Junior, and the Shredders, each >come with books that have some moves marked as "main moves," and others marked >as "don't play in tournament." In the Chessbase world, main moves are colored >"green" and moves to NOT play in tournaments (i.e. when tournament book is >checked via the GUI) are colored "red." > >Is there a "tournament tuned" book for Chess Tiger that kind of "guides" the >engine to play openings which the engine finds more favorable for its style of >play? I feel as though the other engines might have an advantage playing with >their own books vs. Chess Tiger playing with a non-tuned book. > >But then again... maybe it isn't a big deal? > >Any suggestions would be appreciated. The book written for Chess Tiger by Jeroen Noomen does not come with the ChessBase version of Chess Tiger. You must purchase the Lokasoft version of Chess Tiger to get the excellent Noomen book. Christophe
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