Author: Sandro Necchi
Date: 05:42:27 11/20/05
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On November 20, 2005 at 07:13:55, Arturo Ochoa wrote: >On November 20, 2005 at 03:57:37, Sandro Necchi wrote: Hi Arturo, maybe there was a missunderstanding. I never said you have declared something different than what I said. I was answering to everybody and not to you even if I replied to a your post, as many people do tend to give too much or not enough depending on their view importance to the opening books. They are important of course but not decisive unless they give lost or won games. Sorry if I used your post for this message, maybe it would have been better to make a specific new one. I take this opportunity to congratulate myself with you for the good work! Ciao Sandro > >>Hi, >> >>I think several people said true things in different ways. >> >>I think people are overestimating and/or underestimating the openings books too >>much. > >I am replying to a specifc message posted here. > >> >>I mean that if an engine is stronger it will win regardless of an advantage from >>the opening unless the advantage is a winning one. > >Obviously. > > >> >>Opening books are not decisive unless they give losing variations (getting out >>of book in a lost position) or winning position (getting out of book in a won >>position. > >Obviously. > > >> >>Of course an opening book can help to win a tournament, but the main job is >>always made by the engine. > >I agree. I have not said anything different. > >> >>So, to claim a superior opening preparation is a little to exaggerated by me. I >>think more realistically it is better to talk about good preparation and some >>luck! > >When I refer to a superior preparation, I am refering to the fact that engine + >the used book did not show an evident weakness. I have not said that the book is >more important than the engine. Obviously, a "good" book is useless for a weak >engine. > > >> >>This is a general statement and is not referred to any particular program and or >>tournament. >> >>Sandro
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