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Subject: Re: Next comp vs humans, comp should not use book

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 09:11:52 10/13/04

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On October 13, 2004 at 06:32:40, Daniel Clausen wrote:

>On October 13, 2004 at 06:06:52, emerson tan wrote:
>
>>Since computers can play much better than humans,
>
>[insert proof here]
>
>
>> the next team humans versus
>>team computers, computers should not use opening books.
>
>Many engines are designed in a way that they _depend_ on an opening book. That
>is, they don't have the necessary eval-terms to play a very good opening on
>their own. (similarly, engines which are programmed with EGTB in mind, don't
>have knowledge to play KPK endgames etc)

I think that in that case it is easy to beat them by getting out of the opening
book.

I think that search is underestimated here and programs do not need special
knowledge about the opening because if they search deep enough their search gets
into the middle game.

Uri



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