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Subject: Re: Both engines used their own book

Author: Günther Simon

Date: 03:10:42 11/27/04

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On November 27, 2004 at 03:20:55, Uri Blass wrote:

>On November 27, 2004 at 00:06:43, Peter Darin wrote:
>
>>ya but do u think u can get fair result by using Slowchess Book which is not
>>that good. Instead using differant book might help give u the correct picture of
>>Engine's Strength.
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Peter
>
>You can get totally fair result.
>books is part of the package that you test.
>
>I also think that books are overestimated and the proof is
>List that comes with no book
>
>Tests when List used the nunn positions(no book for both sides) showed the
>following results:
>
>http://www.husvankempen.de/nunn/ratingnunn0309.txt
>see http://freehosting.hostrave.com/p/iggor/nil/NIL7_rat.txt
>
>I know that a lot of varaibles are different(not same time control not same
>opponents but it still seems that if there is no problem of losing the same
>opening again and again books are not very important).
>
>Uri

But the Nunn positions _are_ like a book. You cannot say both using
Nunn positions is like both using no book! That's completely wrong.

Guenther



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