Author: Richard Pijl
Date: 06:05:52 07/31/04
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On July 31, 2004 at 08:27:43, Jorge Pichard wrote: >On July 31, 2004 at 06:51:01, Richard Pijl wrote: > >>On July 31, 2004 at 05:05:31, Jorge Pichard wrote: >> >>> >>>Richard, does your FRCBaron program select its standard Opening BaronW.OBP and >>>BaronB.OBP iF the selected position happens to be the standard one out of the >>>960 possible position? The reason for asking is in case one of the two selected >>>positions against GM Levron happen to be the standard one. If that is the case >>>GM Levron will have a big advantage, if FRCBaron doesn't have a way to look for >>>its standard opening book. >>> >>>http://www.chesstigers.de/cc/2004/e/default.htm >> >>By default, the FRC version will load the opening book. If the standard position >>is selected, the book will be used. >> >>However, the chance is small (0.1%) that the standard position is selected so >>the Baron will not load its opening book. It is a match of just the engine >>against the GM. No openingbook, no EGTB's! >> >>Richard. > > >Why are you depriving The FRCBaron to use its EGTB's when GM Levron will apply >all that he has learned about Endgames through endgames books and experience? > >Pichard Many engines do very well without EGTB's. I'm regularly testing the Baron on endgame suites without enabling EGTB's so I guess it is not a big disadvantage (for the Baron). And it adds something special to the match: No look-up tables for opening ànd endgame. Richard.
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