Author: Francis Monkman
Date: 06:59:44 05/18/99
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On May 18, 1999 at 09:35:03, Chris Carson wrote: >Interesting idea. Crafty will allow you to set randomness or book depth >(see book create feature), you can also choose the style by building your >own book with PGN games (large selection at Upitt). > >Rebel has a lot of this capability and you can download/import/create >books and randomness with PGN files. CM6K has different books and >personalities can be modified to do a lot of this. I do not know the >other programs, but my guess is that Junior, Hiarcs, Fritz and others >can do this as well. I hope I did not miss the point, you would like >some randomness and smaller book (leave book sooner) when playing your >favorite chess program? Exactly so, and I don't see why the feature shouldn't be applied to top-level matches as well. I could even cite a good case where Genius 4, left to its own devices, played a stronger move than the one in its book (it seems from more recent theory). I hope you understand this is not with the idea of weakening the computer's game, but of giving it some freedom in its 'choice of game', before, as so often happens, the endgame is reached -- or at least in clear sight. Sorry for being slow on the uptake that so many programs implement this (I spend as little time as possible with the CM x000 interface). On a recent posting about White's 7th move in the Richter-Rauzer Attack variation of the Sicilian, 7. Qd2 was posited as a 'clearly best move'. Several programs choose 7. Bb5 for example, and my new NCO shows this as a main line, now. Opening theory being tested, real-time, by top players -- wouldn't we all like to see that??? Francis
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