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Subject: Re: HIARCS 10 strength ?

Author: Djordje Vidanovic

Date: 07:18:42 10/26/05

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On October 26, 2005 at 08:12:43, stuart taylor wrote:

>On October 26, 2005 at 04:12:24, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On October 26, 2005 at 03:19:57, Mark Mason wrote:
>>
>>>There is a thead lower down about how much stronger he new HIARCS wil be than
>>>the curent leaders, but didn't HIARCS 10 come 3rd behind Fruit 2.2 and Junior 9
>>>in the recent CCT'05 rapid tournament (see results below) or have I
>>>misunderstood something ?
>>>
>>>http://www.homer-chess.com/news.php?readmore=33
>>>
>>>Mark
>>
>>
>>No
>>
>>I believe that Junior9 did not play in the tournament.
>>The version that played was probably later version of Junior when I do not know
>>the hardware of it.
>>
>>I also doubt if Hiarcs10 played in that tournament.
>>
>>I can add that it seems to me that hiarcs used a poor opening book in that
>>tournament.
>>
>>Uri
>
>I always like to believe that a strong program can outplay an opponent even with
>a bad opening (book). But there again, I suppose that a bad opening is already
>3-4 weak moves to begin with, which makes the program not what it really is.
>Still, I'd like to believe that NO opening book WOULD make the program what it
>is meant to be (with the program making its own opening "by ear").
>S.Taylor



With strong programs such as the top programs of today, a bad book spells an
almost certain defeat.  It used to be different with programs of yesteryear, of
course.





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