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Subject: Re: Based on tournament results - No!

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 22:02:55 11/09/00

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On November 09, 2000 at 22:56:47, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On November 09, 2000 at 06:27:24, Harald Faber wrote:
>
>>On November 08, 2000 at 11:48:06, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On November 08, 2000 at 01:59:24, Harald Faber wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 07, 2000 at 09:48:43, Shanti wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Hi
>>>>>
>>>>>Shredder 5 played 1 tournament and won (world championship) and it wasn't the
>>>>>future release Shredder 5 but a beta version (Shredder 4 just won CCT2).
>>>>>
>>>>>Though GT is no weak program I think Shredder has proven itself to be a very
>>>>>strong program winning tournaments consistently.
>>>>>
>>>>>Shanti
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>No doubt, but that does not answer the question whether Shredder5 is the
>>>>strongest program available. Although, referring to the author, Shr5 isn't
>>>>available yet so it can't be the strongest prog available. :-)
>>>>Even if it were, this one Championship does not prove it, not enough games. Even
>>>>the two wins of Gambit Tiger in France and NL aren't enough.
>>>>Concerning the way how Shredder5 won the WCh, just look how GT won the other two
>>>>Chpships...
>>>>
>>>
>>>Yes... but then look at the overall strength of all the opponents in all the
>>>tournaments you are looking at.  The WMCCC had a stronger field by a big margin.
>>
>>A stronger field but less games so a bigger margin of error.
>>
>
>not exactly.  4 wmccc events is > 32 games.  Far more than either of the other
>two tournaments discussed.
>


Again: Shredder5 = London = *1* tournament.
Tiger played *2* tourneys.




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