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Subject: Re: Effect of opening book

Author: Igor Gorelikov

Date: 06:39:54 09/06/04

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On September 06, 2004 at 07:43:07, Eydun Lamhauge wrote:

>Almost all chess engines today have their own opening book. Is it possible to
>say, how many rating points approx. a chess engine with an average opening-book
>is stronger than the same chess engine without any opening book?

For games vs humans it's invaluable!
I can easily beat/draw any top engine without book after a number of preliminary
blitz games.

Igor Gorelikov



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