Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 07:20:46 09/28/04
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On September 28, 2004 at 00:43:31, David Dahlem wrote: >On September 27, 2004 at 23:07:26, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On September 27, 2004 at 18:40:02, David Dahlem wrote: >> >>>On September 27, 2004 at 18:07:18, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On September 27, 2004 at 17:01:29, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >>>> >>>>>That theme appears again and again. Probably you should somehow mark book on >>>>>your site, and if Crafty sees it uses different book it should print something >>>>>like >>>>> >>>>> WARNING -- using non-tested, probably suboptimal book. >>>>> >>>>>That should save you lot of time... >>>>> >>>>>Thanks, >>>>>Eugene >>>> >>>>Or I ought to have a special indicator in the real book, and crafty won't run if >>>>it doesn't find it. :) >>> >>>So users who choose not to use a 12-15mb book for one engine would not be able >>>to run Crafty? >>> >>>Regards >>>Dave >> >>12 mb is a problem on exactly _what_ computer? My laptop has a 20 _GB_ drive. > >For me personally, it is the principle. I will not use such huge books for just >one engine when i can create one custom book that all engines can use. Why do >you have a "create book" option if you only want users to use your book? > >Regards >Dave Simple. And it has _nothing_ to do with playing engine-engine matches. This was done so that a user can make a specific opening book and play against it themselves to practice/bone up on a specific type of opening. Nothing more, nothing less. Using such a book for engine-engine matches is pointless...
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