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Subject: Re: Book Learning

Author: Dan Kiski

Date: 22:44:40 01/01/99

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On January 01, 1999 at 14:56:16, Marty Hirsch wrote:

>On January 01, 1999 at 11:48:22, Dan Kiski wrote:
>
>>What in fact has happened since my original post here, is I have played the
>>position from 16. NH4 on auto-cycle countless times to the finish at time
>>controls up to 3 min move and now it responds to 16. NH4 with NG4 immediately
>>it has + NG4 then after 17. E4 it play immediately again + QD6-F6. After 18.
>>QA4-C2 it varies and has tried lots of other moves, but as you say the problem
>>is with 16.......NG4. I will continue with it and let it play to see if it will
>>remove the move.
>>
>>I assume that as stated on page 11 and 12 of the users guide Learning and Book
>>Learning also occur in Auto-cycle and although the manual does not state it >will learn from Auto-play I assume it learns there too.
>
>Dan,
>
>Yes, Learning and Book Learning work in Auto-Play and in Auto-Cycle.
>
>Book Learning at a higher level overrides any Book Learning at a lower level.
>Therefore, if 16... Ng4? is stored in a three-minute/move Learning Book (for
>example), then it will NOT be removed by anything that happens at any faster
>time-control.

I am now pleased to report that MCP8 now no longer plays 16......NG4 but has
repleced it with 16........+ QE6 which it plays immediately, this occured after
playing 16......NG4 at 3 minutes time controls and it losing repeatedly. It now
plays 16.......+QE6 at all time controls.






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