Author: James T. Walker
Date: 12:02:02 12/08/05
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On December 08, 2005 at 08:18:48, Arnon Yogev wrote: >Although I do not know the exact time control you used, you still can't except >from an engine to perform well when you give it no book in blitz. > >Therefore there's a high chance your results are seriously flawed and I suggest >to you to start a new tourney with equal conditions in order to have genuine >results. > >AY. I'm sure you are right! But Rybka was furnished without an opening book and that's the way I test it. Also I do intend to retest when an "official" book becomes available. I see no purpose in giving it a book it does not own/deserve. I made an exception with Toga II 1.1 because I believed it to be closely related to Fruit (I let it use the Fruit book). In my opinion Toga is only a personality of Fruit. Another benefit will be in finding the value of an opening book later (I hope). The bottom line so far is the program (Rybka) is very good even without an opening book. Also if it becomes available commercially without an opening book I will not purchase it because it is incomplete and of no further interest to me. (It's my world and I'll do as I please :-)) Regards, Jim
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