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Subject: Re: using parameter depends on the opponent in the ssdf is unfair!!

Author: KarinsDad

Date: 11:00:16 03/19/99

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On March 18, 1999 at 07:01:52, blass uri wrote:

>
>On March 17, 1999 at 03:19:00, Hans Christian Lykke wrote:
>
>>On March 17, 1999 at 01:01:50, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>
>>>Do You play with latest Nimzo99 engine? I guess so...
>>
>>Yes, and I use the parameter where you can choose opponent.
>>(Junior, Fritz, Rebel or Other)
>
>I think that letting to choose opponent is not allowed(otherwise Junior could
>choose bigger contempt parameter against weak opponents like comet32)
>
> Junior does not do it  because knowing the opponent is not allowed in the ssdf
>games and it is not fair if knowledge about the opponents is allowed only for
>part of the players.
>
>Uri

Uri,

Why exactly is this unfair?

This implies that having opponent specific knowledge is unfair (e.g. Anand
having knowledge about Kasparov).

Please explain.

KarinsDad :)



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