Author: David Dahlem
Date: 12:58:49 09/08/04
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>Even if your strange book lines put the program into positions/openings that the > author _never_ intended to try to handle??? > >I know lots of very strong chess players that don't play the French, for >example. Do they _have_ to play it to prove they are strong? Or can they prove >they are strong by playing _other_ openings and never playing something that >will transpose or go directly into a French as black??? > >If I want to write a "Karpov emulator" must I _still_ make it an expert at >attacking using the KID as black? Even though it is never going to play the KID >as black? > >That's the point that is getting missed here. Engines do not need (nor do they >try) to excel in _every_ kind of opening position. IE Crafty can play >Fischer-random chess. But not very well because it is specifically developed to >handle the normal starting position. Eval terms need to change in ways unknown >to me to handle oddball starting positions. Once again, i don't use strange book lines, they are all standard eco lines, all chess rules apply. There are lots and lots of testers using the same method i use, based on messages in the forum. You can't change my mind, and i'm sure i can't change yours, so i see no need to continue this back and forth dialog. :-) Regards Dave
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