Author: Martin Slowik
Date: 23:47:17 06/28/05
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On June 28, 2005 at 20:22:22, Christos Gitsis wrote: >On June 28, 2005 at 18:31:26, Amir wrote: > >>On June 28, 2005 at 18:20:26, Steve B wrote: >> >>>for my part,i would be interested in a match where the computer uses no opening >>>book >>> >>>let the computer start thinking on its own from move one >>> >>>i am not saying this would make a big difference,perhaps it would,perhaps not, >>>but i would find it of interest >>>at least one match like this against a SuperGM >>> >>>this is a bit more interesting then simply giving the human odds of a pawn IMO >>> >> >>Hydra onyl had 10 moves opening book so I don't think that is irrelevant. The >>problem with zero moves book is that the comp would play exact same game (same >>opening) every time. A small 10 moves book adds more variety. > >Hydra would not play the same opening in every game if it used learning. > >It would avoid a line, if it had led to a loss in a previous game. It would avoid a move with a big drop in evaluation. A series of weak moves would still lead to a position which could get exploited by the GM. Another point is that you couldn't check if the programmer had implemented a (small) book into the source code. Steve: I don't think this idea is practicable at all. Best, Martin P.S. Besides, I think we still have some time until things like that will be necessary.
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