Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 09:57:43 01/01/05
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On January 01, 2005 at 11:26:19, James T. Walker wrote:
[...]
>I'm not testing goodness of book learning but the goodness of the complete
>program as it comes out of the box and not hacked up. Why would you want a
>program "free from positive/negative influences of learning"? Learning is as
>natural as having sex. Everyone should do it. But some do it better than
>others. Also, don't you want your new programs to keep up with opening book
>theory?
[...]
You seem to neclect the fact that the books delivered
on CD are by no means the ones Frans Morsch, Amir Ban and
Stefan Meyer-Kahlen are using in their tournaments. The
engines used at WCCC and for important tournaments are seldom
identical with those released for public. And nobody will
be able to deny the great influence of opening books. And
as already said before: I am much more interested in the "naked"
playing strength of an engine without all the features
available. I think both testing methods have their merits
and it's merely a matter of taste what to do. Most important
is to have enough games and to always use the same conditions.
Kurt
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