CCRL - CEGT matches

[Norbert Raimund Leisner]

Hello,

What are your favourite free available opening books for CCRL or CEGT engines matches?

Best wishes,
Norbert

[Graham Banks]

I use ChessGUI.

My favourite books are:

GBSelect2016-2.cgb
WorldClass2013-1.cgb
TopGM8move.cgb
ICCFMasters0915.cgb
GBDC032015.cgb

[Werner]

I use seldom books and if then Salvo's8moves.
I mostly use opening positions.
regards
Werner

[SzG]

I use:

Noomen Short Lines test suite
Perfect2015x book by Sedat Canbaz
Harry Schnapp's 7/8-moves openings

and

Titus under Arena
Noomen Side Lines test suite under Arena
Ochoa 2013f and ProDeo for games under WinBoard
Shredder 12 book under Shredder 12

[Modern Times]

For chess960 - no book

For standard chess - usually the default ChessGUI book or WorldClass2013-1.cgb

[Norm Pollock]

Hello,

What are your favourite free available opening books for CCRL or CEGT engines matches?

Best wishes,
Norbert

What are the maximum number of moves from the opening book/testsuite?

[SzG]

Hello,

What are your favourite free available opening books for CCRL or CEGT engines matches?

Best wishes,
Norbert

What are the maximum number of moves from the opening book/testsuite?

I cut all books at 10 moves but most of them are even shorter.

[Modern Times]

Never more than 10 for me.

[Graham Banks]

Hello,

What are your favourite free available opening books for CCRL or CEGT engines matches?

Best wishes,
Norbert

What are the maximum number of moves from the opening book/testsuite?

12 moves max except for the TopGM-8move book which is 8 moves.

[Leto]

I made a book of the top 2 move openings, I feel that by using books that go up to move 8 or more you aren't really testing the engine's ability to play the opening phase of the game. And by using two moves instead of no book at all it increases the variety of positions played.