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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