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Subject: Re: Book Learning

Author: Komputer Korner

Date: 00:39:09 12/30/98

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On December 29, 1998 at 16:20:06, Dan Kiski wrote:

>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.

Maybe MCP8 doesn't learn if you claim a win.
--
Komputer korner



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