Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 18:48:48 03/24/02
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On March 24, 2002 at 12:19:56, stuart taylor wrote: >On March 24, 2002 at 10:39:47, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On March 24, 2002 at 06:56:13, Michael Vox wrote: >> >>>On March 23, 2002 at 10:19:21, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>Of course, that says _nothing_ about comp vs human competition... >>> >>>Shredder v Gulko 1-0 >>> >>>Here are the results from SSDF, which is a statistically significant amount of >>>bot v bot games. >>> >>>1 Shredder 6.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz 2715 >>> >>>Based on the facts I think the truth is clear :) >>> >>>Shredder 6.0 is currently the number one program in the world. However, this >>>could change at some point in the future. >> >> >>That conclusion is so badly flawed it is almost funny. How can you conclude >>that when shredder 6 has not played most of the _current_ chess programs? And >>I'm not talking about the versions that the SSDF has, but the versions that >>each author is currently working on? >> >>No way to make such a statement and have it based on fact. If you want to >>change it to "S6 is better than any engine the SSDF is testing." then it >>has a better chance of standing up under scrutiny. > >Isn't he talking about all released programs? >S.Taylor Shouldn't he have _stated_ that. It simply said "number 1, period". And even then it would be wrong. Fritz 7 has been released since the last WC event. Shredder doesn't quite seem as strong based on results within the SSDF and elsewhere...
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