Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 10:53:57 05/04/00
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On May 04, 2000 at 12:31:29, tony worsman wrote: >Hi chessfun, > >after following your recent Nunn1 saga, I could not help >noticing some strange time distortions occuring on sunday, >this started with your post :- > > [ Message Number: 108521 > Date: April 30, 2000 at 09:51:26 > <snip> > 1 min game Fritz 6a 18.0 - 2.0 Crafty 17-10 > 2 min game Fritz 6a 17.5 - 2.5 Crafty 17-10 > 3 min game Fritz 6a 15.5 - 4.5 Crafty 17-10 > 5 min game Fritz 6a 15.0 - 5.0 Crafty 17-10 > I happened to let 5/0 run through the night. > As a result it looped through and played 5/0 twice. > In the second set of 20 games the score was: > 5 min game Fritz 6a 9.0 - 11.0 Crafty 17-10 > I am not sure what to make of it. ] > >and six minutes later:- > > [ Message Number: 108523 > Date: April 30, 2000 at 09:57:29 > <snip> > I will play 10/0 twice also to see if a similar thing happens there. ] > >all fine so far, but then just 8 hours later:- > > [Message Number: 108559 > Date: April 30, 2000 at 17:51:21 > I think I need to clear before starting any new match. > I restarted both after the 10/0 games and then got the same > score. Re-ran the 5/0 after restart and again got the same > score 15-5 to Fritz.] > >Wow - in 8 hours you ran 20 games at 10min/game time controls, >restarted the computers, >replayed 20 games at 10min/game time controls, and got the same >score, >then re-ran 20 games at 5min/game time controls >even allowing for some very short games this is incredible. > >six hours later you posted this:- > > [ Message Number: 108583 > Date: May 01, 2000 at 00:07:02 > At 25/0 so far it's 9-0 to Fritz 6a though I have not > as yet checked the games as the match is still playing. ] > >six hours for nine games at 25min/game is what I would expect, >but the quote above raises three more issues >1) how did you find the time to check through the games, both >at 5/0 and 10/0 as mentioned in a later post. >2) are you using the Internet on one of the computers at the >same time as a test is running, geez, this makes me wonder >if you have other things also sharing the processor, virus >checkers, wallpaper, pet-catz, etc etc. >3) are you an alien living in a different time dimension, >sent to earth to discredit crafty ;-) > >Best regards from planet Earth. Better be careful about revelations of this kind, as this reveals that Chessfun is indeed Wonder Woman :o). Sincerely, Mogens
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