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Subject: Re: Engine tuning: Fact or fiction?

Author: Ernst Walet

Date: 00:13:52 01/02/00

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On January 01, 2000 at 10:59:38, Peter Schneider wrote:

>Engine tuning: Fact or fiction?
>
>Nimzo 7.32, Shredder4 and Rebel Century now offer a huge number of
>possibilities to change engine parameters.
>The user can try to create a special parameter pattern for a distinct aim,
>e.g. in long time analysis a change of selectivity might be appropriate.
>
>To invent a better engine with a special style seems to be a very
>challenging task. Perhaps mostly impossible, even if Schroeder promises a
>prize for the best engine tuner of Rebel century.
>But for chessmaster 6000 special successful settings were published.
>
>The aim to find a better style against a special opponent seems to me
>the easier, more promising, task.
>Elder Nimzo-versions had special settings against Fritz, Hiarcs or Junior.
>And tests confirmed, that there were slightly better results.
>
>Has someone already tried to create a better Nimzo, Shredder or Rebel against
>e.g. Fritz, Junior or Hiarcs. How were the results?
>
>What is the estimation of experts? Can engine-tuning be successful?
>
>Peter Schneider


I surely do think so, and tried with Rebel Century, but it takes huge amounts of
time.  due to this, I did not finish the effort.

Ernst-J.



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