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Subject: Re: Stars Only-5a (at tournament time control, List 512)

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 04:43:29 09/02/04

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On September 01, 2004 at 15:07:06, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On September 01, 2004 at 11:40:32, Igor Gorelikov wrote:
>
>>On September 01, 2004 at 09:36:17, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>
>>>Hi Igor
>>>A somewhat disappointing score of List_512 with
>>>three (3) won and seven (7) lost matches. Which
>>>was the book used for Fritz Reul's engine. BTW:
>>>great tournamant, please keep up your good work.
>>>Regards
>>>Kurt [http://www.utzingerk.com]
>>
>>List doesn't have its own book, so it plays without book.
>>
>>Igor
>
>
>Any program without an opening book, no matter how strong it is, will play at
>least 40 Elo rating lower. Therefore, please provide List512 an Opening Book.
>
>JOrge

I disagree.

If the program can find the better opening moves by search then it can play
better with no opening book.

It is also possible that a program without opening book can go to positions that
it understand better relative to book positions.

Uri

• Re: Stars Only-5a (at tournament time control, List 512) Jorge Pichard 05:00:57 09/02/04
  • Re: Stars Only-5a (at tournament time control, List 512) Uri Blass 05:06:05 09/02/04
    • Re: Stars Only-5a (at tournament time control, List 512) Uri Blass 05:17:33 09/02/04

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