Tony Thomas wrote:George, for a change you guys should start using own book for the engine. I dont agree with your speculations, it is true that you might not get the special book that Erdo is using, but other than that I doubt that Anthony is trying to misguide the customers.
As i stated above, if Anthony says it, then i have to believe it, as i believe his word is good. As for CCRL using own books, neither CCRL nor CETG use own books. I have been thru this before, but i will repeat it once again for your benefit: These are the 2 basic ways of testing- when you use own book you are testing the complete program. When you use the same generic book for both, you get a much better indication of pure engine strength- as neither engine has the advantage of a better book. Neither way is wrong- you are just looking for 2 entirely different things. SSDF does use own books. They are not wrong to do this, and we are not wrong NOT to do this. Its purely a matter of what you are looking for. There has been some speculation that there are a few programs that will play better with own book, because that engine has been progammed to get better results with its own book. So far as i can tell, no one has offered any concrete proof that is true. Just as no can offer any concrete proof that ponder on is better than ponder off. The important thing is that both are doing it the same way. But there are people out there chomping at the bits to get in an argument about that. But they will have to find someone other than me to argue with. I dont have the time or the inclination. One thing that i find extremely amusing is that there are people ready to write Rybka's eulogy. But in my Rybka 2.3.2a Gauntlet, Fritz actually started off with a 3 GAME lead over Rybka. Of course Rybka overtook him and won. But if i had conluded at the time Fritz had the 3 game lead- after 7 games, that because of this Rybka was weaker than Fritz- i would have been laughed off the forum. But the same people who would have laughed at me there are preparing to attend Rybka's funeral. You run tourn. yourself, Tony. You tell me what you can conclude from 6 or 10 games. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. Like Fischer said, "One day you give me a lesson- the next day i give you one" I have to naturally pull for Rybka, because Vas is a very good friend of mine- and we talk frequently. I was actually talking to him today about this match that's going on. If Zappa wins, which it looks more like it will with each passing day- you will hear no excuses from Vas. He knows it's just the nature of the beast. And the world will keep turning.
Best To You Tony,
George
