Author: Rick Hagen
Date: 03:08:46 08/22/05
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On August 22, 2005 at 05:51:00, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >On August 22, 2005 at 03:50:59, Rick Hagen wrote: > >>Hello Kurt, >> >>If Fruit-Toga is good at dealing with short books (like 5-move book), it should >>also be good at FRC (?) > > This must not necessarily be the case. At FRC there > are other rules guilty in my opinion. One example: > how to define the centre? Is it still e4/d4-e5/d5 > despite the often very strange starting position. > I very much doubt. > Kurt You have a point. But having read some analysis of some GM's playing in Mainz FRC, the focus still remains on the center. But enough on FRC, I know it's not your fav. subject ;) > >>There could be a hint if it is shown that Spike-Mainz does good at short books >>also. >>Anyway, the opening forms an important part of the game, so to neglect this >>aspect and let engines play only from the (late) middlegame onwards is a bit of >>a shame. (For testing purposes) > > Fully agreed and this is one reason why we prefer > the testing with pre-defined positions or short books. > We would like to know the playing strenght of the more > or less naked engines and not the goodness of the books. > Kurt Yes. It's also good to know which engine is favourable for CC. That is: would it be useful in letting an engine ponder over a position for days? We know Hiarcs is not so good here, probably due to its selectivity compared to e.g Shredder. [...] >> >>As a PS. a question, Kurt. >>What is your impression between the match Fruit 2.1-Shredder 9 at (very) long >>time control Christian Koch was doing? > > I have not (yet) the game of this match. Where > to get them. > Kurt http://f23.parsimony.net/forum50826/messages/130998.htm Shredder won 15.5-4.5 40/3hrs > >> >>(I cut a nunn2 match short between the two at 90+30, after Shredder took a 8-1 >>lead... thought there was something wrong, until I watched the Christian match.) >> >>Keep up the good work, Kurt! > > Thank you Rick. > Kurt Rick
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