Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 10:11:09 03/04/06
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On March 04, 2006 at 01:15:50, Marc Lacrosse wrote: >On March 03, 2006 at 16:53:53, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On March 03, 2006 at 16:44:19, Majd Al-Ansari wrote: >> >>>I think making utilities that will convert a book from one format to another is >>>probably a better idea. > >(...) > >> >>The professional book builders do not want that to happen. I predict that it >>will not. >> >>If it is possible to export an opening book from (for instance) ChessBase, they >>would be crazy not to strip out their intense labors so that some competitors >>could just take their body of work. > >I cannot see the point Dann . > >In its present state, chessbase .ctg format lets anybody browse the content of >the book : I can take Jeroen's new book for Rybka ans see all his choices >regarding lines to be played or to be avoided. So I can copy all his ideas if I >wish. > >A very important point is the fact that I can see wether a book move is played >because of underlying base statistics or because of the book-cooker manual >choices. > >I just cannot mechanically translate the whole book in another format. That's just the point. To transfer 50,000 evaluations by hand is going to be very slow and mistake prone. >What I wish would be just the opposite : >a double format including a hidden content version for "professional" books and >a general one well-documented version with tools for conversion from and to most >proprietary formats. The proprietary books make the professional games play stronger. I would like to see a good format for the free programs so that they have the ability to create something on a par with the professional programs. Right now, the amateur books do not even have the ability to store the right kinds of information. Simply put, they can't handle the information needed to play the best chess. So I suppose that I am agreeing with you.
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