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Subject: Re: Hiarcs7 vs. Yermolinsky

Author: Matt Frank

Date: 11:39:50 03/18/99

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On March 18, 1999 at 12:36:53, Dragos Gabudeanu wrote:

>I think that despite Hiarcs's tuned opening book for the Yermolinksy match
>(Hiarcs now knows more about the opening than it did before) I think it needs a
>feature similar to that of Rebel's ANTI-GM feature.  I mean to say that no doubt
>Yermolinksy will prepare against the comercially-available Hiarcs7 (is his
>confidence soaring now??!!!) and that he will become *very* familiar to Hiarcs's
>strengths and weaknesses....To avoid that, I think Mark Uniacke et al need to
>get involved immediately in designing a new "style" for Hiarcs, else where would
>be the surprise element?  I fear that without heavy modifications of the engine
>itself Yermolinsky will trounce Hiarcs7 :(
>
>We need to cover up the weaknesses quickly.  Time is running out:  tick, tick,
>tick.... Just a thought.
>
>Dragos

Lest you panic too quickly; Hiarcs 7 has played many hundreds of hours to search
for weaknesses on one side or another in its book. Incidentially as any good
book author knows it is very likely that through analyses good engines find new
wrinkles in opening theory if not overturn established lines. To put it mildly
Hiarcs 7 has been very busy already and there is no let up in sight.

Regards,
Matt Frank



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