Author: Gian-Carlo Pascutto
Date: 11:21:31 09/09/01
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On September 09, 2001 at 12:56:44, Dave Gomboc wrote: >>>Fritz is demonstrably the best program around. They have proven it time after >>>time. >> >>Uhh? I would think that all of Shredder's titles would amount to >>something, but guess not. >> >>Who's the current world champion again? I don't think it's Fritz. > >The sentence is a bit strong, but hyperbole's pretty common in advertising. If advertising uses words like 'demonstrably' and 'proven' it had better use the truth. >It's fair to say that Fritz has been one of the strongest programs around for a >good long chunk of time, though. That is different from what they claim. >And it has spent a significant amount of time >parked at #1 on the SSDF list, which is at least a somewhat reasonable >justification for the statement. I do not believe in the SSDF list. >I was interested to see it play in the Dutch Championships, win or lose. It >didn't do that badly: van der Doel offset van Wely IMO. It had a quick win vs a player that tried to outcrap it. Not very impressive. That doesn't mean I didn't find it interesting to see it play btw. -- GCP
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