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Subject: Re: i think this is dishonest marketing, and very unprofessional

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 05:15:26 08/25/01

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On August 25, 2001 at 08:01:43, Uri Blass wrote:

>>Then what's the definition of a world champion?
>
>The definition of the world champion is the program that wins a tournament that
>is called the world championship.

Hmm, that title is not really meaningful then.

>It does not have to be the best program and there were a lot of cases in the
>past when the winner was not the best.

Exactly my point (see above).

>I believe that Deep fritz or Junior7 are better for a simple CPU system.

Me too, but the conclusion here will probably be that it is Shredder.

>playing only 9 rounds is also nonsense and there should be hundreds of rounds in
>order to know.
>
>Playing only 9 games for programs is the main reason for errors and not the
>difference in hardware.

I agree, more games are needed. Have them play eachother 24/7 for a week, hehe.

>Another reasons for errors is the fact that some programs usually do better
>opening preperation for specific opponents that are not relevant for the
>customers.

Yeah, another problem. But hay, tweaking is allowed for every one.

-S.



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