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Subject: Re: Games 8-11. Chess Tiger 12.0 - CM 7000 Total: 5.5-5.5 !!!

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 11:30:46 10/21/99

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On October 21, 1999 at 12:09:18, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On October 21, 1999 at 06:29:12, Dave Gomboc wrote:
>
>>On October 20, 1999 at 09:41:21, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>
>>>BTW: Tiger has NO agressive learning. It does not try to repeat won games. It
>>>just try to avoid repeating losses. This game appears twice only by bad luck...
>>>
>>>
>>>    Christophe
>>
>>In auto-232 play, isn't this a mistake?
>>
>>Dave
>
>Why? Because I could get easily some extra points by beating non-learning
>programs several times?

No... because other programs will be attacking yours in that way, and if you're
otherwise equally strong, you'll score less than 50%.

Of course, if you can spend the time that you saved not working on book learning
much to ensure the programs are not going to be "otherwise equal", that's fine
too. :-)

>I don't consider book learning to be very smart. So I have done the smallest
>book learning I could. I don't want my program to be called stupid so I don't
>repeat lost games.
>
>I think customers will appreciate this. Tiger assumes they are not stupid and
>won't play a game they have lost already. So what's the point in trying to do
>it?
>
>But Tiger knows customers are nasty sometimes and will certainly try to beat him
>twice in the same way! :)
>
>BTW I think that in Auto232 the real mistake is to waste time trying to get
>points unfairly by writting an agressive book learner. This time would be better
>used in improving the engine.

Quite possibly.

>    Christophe

Dave



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