Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 04:31:52 08/25/01
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On August 25, 2001 at 06:26:50, Sune Fischer wrote: >I must say I find those rules very strange. >First of all, I think it is very likely that Deep Junior is stronger than >Shredder even on a single processor system. >Why is DJ not given a chance to prove it is also the best on single CPU systems? >After all, you can't go out and claim that Shredder is "the best" without >letting DJ have a crack at it ;) The tournament was completely screwed up before we even got there. There was nothing in the initial announcement, but the WMCCC has always been a single-processor event, so some people went out and bought single-processor machines. Then the announcement was made that multi-processor machines were okay, and some people went out and bought those. There was a big problem when everyone figured out what happened, and David Levy made a snap judgement that wasn't perfect for anyone. There were attempt to make more changes, but the only big change in the players' meeting was the addition of an amateur title. If people had been allowed to compete in both categories by bringing two machines, I would not have got on the plane. Things like that turn any event into a complete farce. >I don't understand the rules for the hardware, of cause DJ is stronger than >Shredder on Dual, but in principle what would stop me from dragging in a Cray >and kick DJ *ss and claim the title? >Would that mean my program was the best - certainly not. > >I say you would need to run the programs on exactly the same hardware to find >the best program, otherwise the hardware could be the decisive factor. >Yes that would mean more than one tournament, and DJ would need to run on a >single CPU system when attending the single CPU category. > >BTW: what is the reason that Fritz did not participate? Fritz participated as "Quest". >Last I heard Deep Fritz beat Deep Junior, so DJ would need to beat DF to claim >the title, would it not? I don't know why anyone would think this. The championship tournament is the computer championship. The computer championship is not some private match held in Spain or wherever. bruce > >Thanks for a great board, I really enjoy reading all this stuff ;) >-Sune
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