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Subject: Re: Just to give you a Hint try beating Aristarch 4.50 first :-)

Author: Igor Gorelikov

Date: 08:10:11 09/06/04

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On September 06, 2004 at 10:35:12, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On September 06, 2004 at 10:29:52, Igor Gorelikov wrote:
>
>>On September 06, 2004 at 10:23:26, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>
>>>On September 06, 2004 at 09:51:40, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>>>
>>>>On September 06, 2004 at 09:39:54, Igor Gorelikov wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>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
>>>>
>>>>I am ready to bet 10,000 that you can't beat Shredder 8 without an Opening book.
>>>>Will you like to take the bet and when and where can we start. I will even use a
>>>>slow 1.2 GHz computer :-)
>>>>
>>>>Jorge
>>>
>>>Just to give you a hint, try beating Aristarch 4.50 using its opening book, and
>>>if you can beat it on a slow 1.2 GHz then you can possibly draw or beat Shredder
>>>8 without an Opening Book.
>>>
>>>http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?386066
>>
>>I have many draws in a row vs Ruffian 1.0.1 (with book) on Celeron 2.6GHz after
>>I run into an appropriate book line.
>>
>>Igor
>
>You forgot to specified the time control for Blitz, since Blitz can be from very
>fast time control up to game in 60 minutes per side.
>
>Jorge


For "preliminary blitz games" (to find out an engine preferences) 5 minutes per
game is enough. And 10 games are enough.
For the second stage I prefer more decent control of 30 minutes per game.

Igor



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