Author: Peter Berger
Date: 02:51:29 04/22/05
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On April 22, 2005 at 03:39:06, Tony Nichols wrote: >The programs perform as well as they do because they are very good at tactics >and most importantly they have huge opening books. I know this is a >controversial topic but if we really want to test the strenght of programs, then >have them play against strong humans without opening books. I consider the opening book of current top programs as one of their main weaknesses, and I am surprised that this argument is so popular. Even a player of about 1800-2000 will often know (important) things about his pet line he won't find in any computer opening book, not to talk about titled players or grandmasters. And the books also contain blunders the program would never play on its own. Opening books are still useful, but the opening book of an Anand, Kasparov or Kramnik is something completely different.
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