Author: Chessfun
Date: 23:53:17 03/08/00
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On March 09, 2000 at 02:44:01, Thorsten Czub wrote: >On March 08, 2000 at 23:31:04, Tina Long wrote: >>I think in computer v computer (home) tournaments, that the table of results is >>usually used to tentitivly rank program strength. The program that is being >>outplayed by Tal & then wins on time, is not necesarily better than the program >>that loses to Tal within the time limit. >>I agree it's fair, but I still think that a win for "surviving" until Tal loses >>on time, biases the results. So I just wouldn't include CSTal in that type of >>time limit match. I'd also EMail the author requesting a Fix for this (in my >>opinion) Bug. >> >>Tina > >thats my point. cstal was never designed for bean-counting. >it was never designed to play blitz games. >we tested and tuned 60/60 or 40/120. >wqe participated in aegon and on championships. there, cstal never overstepped >time as far as i remember. normally i gave cstal 3-5 minutes time less than the >official clocks. that was enough. but i never tested blitz games. >cstal is a slow program. very slow. even in relation with hiarcs. >so why should it be a good blitz program. this would be a contradiction. >so why testing or measuring strength in blitz ? You yourself had quoted good results of Didzis....these good results were at game 60 ponder off on one 200 mmx computer. You cannot have it both ways.....claim they are good when it serves your purpose then critique the time when it does not so good. This is also ponder on on a Cel 433 at those same time controls so it should act better than at Didzis. Didzis played two tourneys at 1 hour both are listed on his website. From what I saw in those two games I have played thus far it is hard to understand how or why this wasn't already known. And if it was as you stated.......why wasn't it fixed. It's a shame the first game was a very nice game. Thanks.
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