Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 11:48:05 02/17/05
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Hello Tord, nice experiment. However, I'd like to add that Vincent was actually making a hyperbole (a way of emphasizing what you are saying by describing it as far more extreme than it really is.... as the definition goes, of course), and did not actually mean it literally. You took him literally, probably tongue in cheek. I will now seriously claim that a good book COULD be worth anywhere from 100 points (conservative guesstimate) to 250 points (very liberal guesstimate). The range depends entirely on the type of position that ensues and the time controls. In very fast games (G/3, G/5) I claim that the worth of a book is even higher because the engine you are running is as good as done in after coming out of book with an inferior position. This is based on my personal experience with Shredder on playchess.com and on about 15,000 fast blitz games. So, I am not making a hyperbole and am claiming that a book just might be worth about 250 elo points. Djordje
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