Author: José Carlos
Date: 04:06:55 02/17/02
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On February 16, 2002 at 22:53:30, Mike S. wrote: >In the SSDF thread below, Thoralf explains the SSDF will sometimes test an >amateur, or non-commercial program (as they did with Crafty already): > >http://www.icdchess.com/forums/1/message.shtml?213783 > >It seems unlikely that they will have the time to test more than one, if any, of >the available strong amateur engines. So I thought maybe it would be a good idea >for a poll question. > >Which amateur engine should to be tested by the SSDF? > >A list of at least 10 *available* strong amateur engines should be offered, to >choose from. > >I'm not sure if it would make sense to demand tests of an engine unavailable to >the public (?). Anyway, to include such engines in the poll, it would be >necessary beforehand to know IMO, if the programmer is willing to provide a copy >to the SSDF for testing. > >Of course SSDF members will decide themselves, if and which program they will >test, but the poll results could probably be a good basis to decide which one to >choose if they want to. > >Regards, >M.Scheidl For that to be really interesting for SSDF people we need (IMO) an engine which is not updated very often, for example once or twice a year like commercials. It also has to be very strong. YACE seems the natural choice, but Goliath, Nejmet and Anmon probably meet the above requeriments also. So, my suggestion: YACE Nejmet Goliath Anmon José C.
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