Manual de Deep Fritz 14 2013 | Page 261

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From the main screen we load Openings book and select from Edit – Openings Book the
option Le a rn from Da t a ba se .

You then enter into the dialog box the path of the database which contains the
aforementioned defeats and the following dialog is called up:

We can now specify which information from the database Houdini & Co should take
into account. These options (which can all be combined) assimilate the weightings into
the openings book, just as if the engine had itself played the games in question.
In normal circumstances the program alters the weightings given to each move in the
openings book according to the experience gained from its own games. These
weightings decide the probability with which any specific move will be played. This
process of automatically adjusting these weightings after winning with a specific
variation is called "Le a rning".
This feature has other practical uses. Many computer chess freaks are committed to
playing with their chess engines in the engine room of the chess server playchess.
com.
3.11.8.8 Alternative piece designs
In addition to the standard set of pieces, the program offers some alternative ways of
displaying the pieces on the board. The simplest way to change them is by Right click
-- Board Design from the board.
The Board design dialog contains the entry "Pie c e s".

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