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Subject: Re: about Learning function.

Author: Tom Likens

Date: 19:49:11 02/27/06

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On February 27, 2006 at 17:36:24, Robson V CorrĂȘa wrote:

>On February 27, 2006 at 16:50:19, Jouni Uski wrote:
>
>>Interestingly the best 2 engines are WITHOUT learning: Rybka + Fruit.
>>
>>Jouni
>
>
>Yes, that's the point. many top engines without a learnig fuction. It's makes me
>think about the real funcion or importance this function.

The really nice thing about learning is it allows your opening book to be
automatically tuned and it keeps ICC players from taking advantage of a
single busted book line to artifically raise their rating (at your expense).
Against other programs its value is likely less.

regards,
--tom



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