Author: Uri Blass
Date: 04:28:34 02/23/05
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On February 23, 2005 at 06:52:07, Vasik Rajlich wrote: >On February 22, 2005 at 09:36:38, Peter Berger wrote: > >>On February 22, 2005 at 04:47:26, Vasik Rajlich wrote: >> >>>The part I don't get here is the "takes the strengths and weaknesses of the >>>engine into account". Maybe if some amateur engine has a bug, sure - although in >>>this case - fix the bug. >>> >>>I just don't buy this stuff about choosing lines which suit the engine. >> >>I used to mostly agree with this point of view, but my tests suggest different. >>Maybe you just put too much content in this statement, because you compare with >>human players' styles. >> >>As an example: Compared to top professionals Crafty has severe problems with >>tactics and kingsafety, especially with kings castled in opposite directions. It >>plays a fine endgame and there is a certain type of late middlegame where it can >>shine. That's the kind of statement I am thinking about - there are some obvious >>conclusions for an opening repertoire, no rocket science at all. >> >>So, if this is the starting point, you wouldn't choose the Sicilian Dragon as >>main weapon against 1. e4, would you? An opening that might be fine for other >>programs. >> >>Of course a future version of Crafty might rule in tactics and understand these >>attacks just fine. Then you will make other choices. >> >>This effect is quite measurable. >> > >Actually, this might just have to do with being weaker. All of the amateur >engines can evaluate simple stuff like general piece centralization & mobility, >keeping the pawn structure clean, etc. Not all of them and there are amateur engines that do not evaluate mobility. I am not sure what you mean by general piece centralization and if it is included in piece square structure. I am also not sure what do you mean by keeping the pawn structure clean and if evaluating passed pawn and isolated pawns is enough. Uri
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