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Subject: Re: Richard, why will you deprive FRCBaron to use its EGTB's?

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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