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Subject: Re: SSDF(Shredder 8 - Crafty 18.12)A1200, 2½-½

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 10:20:04 05/27/04

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On May 27, 2004 at 13:02:25, Louis Fagliano wrote:

>On May 27, 2004 at 11:14:38, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>
>>On May 27, 2004 at 08:47:04, Tony Hedlund wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>Just a quick note.  Something is going _terribly_ wrong with Crafty's opening
>>book.  It will _never_ play 1. c4 with white.  And it will never play 1. ... c5
>>against 1. e4.
>>
>>Any idea what book is being used???
>>
>
>Is there some reason why you _want_ Crafty to avoid the Sicilian?  It's heavily
>loaded with theory and tactics, but then again so are just about any other major
>openings except maybe Reti/Barcza Systems and the English Opening and you want
>it to avoid the English Opening as well.  Could you please explain?  Thanks in
>advance.


Sure.  The sicilian is a very popular opening, and as a result, the commercial
book-makers have lots of cute tricks and traps.  I simply avoid it to avoid the
majority of the preparation in it...




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