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Subject: Book Learning

Author: Dan Kiski

Date: 13:20:06 12/29/98


The following game is from Fritz 5.16 v MCP8

Fritz 5.16 white
MCP8       black

1.  NF3......NF6
2.  D4.......E6
3.  C4.......B6
4.  NC3......BB7
5.  A3.......D5
6.  CD.......ED
7.  QA4 +....C6
8.  G3.......NBD7
9.  BG2......BD6
10. 0-0......0-0
11. BF4......QE7
12. BXD6.....QXD6
13. RFD1.....RFD8
14. E3.......A5
15. RAE1.....BA6

Fritz is now out of book but chooses NH4, MCP8 is still in book expecting QB3.

Now the postion after 16. NH4 i have played through countless times at varying
time controls yet MCP8 seems to always choose 16.......NG4.

It has lost from this position over and over but always chooses 16.....NG4 and
after Fritz's 17. E4 replys with 17......QF6 it might from this point try to
change the odd move yet according to Fritz it was already way in front, can
someone explain how this book learning works and how many losses will it take
before the computer in this case MCP8 varies it's responce, in this case most
likely remove 16........NG4 since this seems to be the start of its problems.
At one point it added 16......NG4 to book after 6 straight losses using it.

I wait until it is 7 points behind claim the win and then scroll back. Play 16.
NH4 then carry on again. Am I doing something wrong with this method.





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