Author: greg moller
Date: 02:38:41 12/30/98
Go up one level in this thread
On December 30, 1998 at 03:39:09, Komputer Korner wrote: >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 Well, it would be interesting to test this hypothesis, since somehow i always had the impression that the older MCP7 was adding book moves in the lines it was LOSING with (!) At this point in time I'm suspicious about this whole learning algorithm. How exactly does it work, and can it be verified ? Regards, greg
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.