Author: enrico carrisco
Date: 19:13:03 05/27/04
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On May 27, 2004 at 18:50:14, Alexander Kure 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. >> > >Hi Bob,] > >Well, if you would take a closer look at the two Sicilian games then you can >make the following observations: >In game 1 Crafty as black got a slightly better position after the opening but >subsequently misplayed the endgame to even loose this game. Maybe take a look at >that one! >In game 3 Crafty came out with a winning advantage after the opening but >subsequently managed to draw this one! >Conclusion: No need to afraid of the Sicilian :-) > >Greeting >Alex They are plenty "slightly better position after the opening" lines you can give to many engines and if that position doesn't match its playing style, it does not provide that engine with a useable "successful" advantage in the end. Junior and Chess Tiger are two good examples of opening books tuned nicely to the engine's play. -elc.
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