Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 10:06:32 03/25/02
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On March 25, 2002 at 10:15:12, stuart taylor wrote: >On March 24, 2002 at 21:48:48, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>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... >I thought he was refering to programs which are accesible to the public now. But >I agree that what he says does not seem exact, according to that, either. >S.Taylor Even "current" programs might be better than shredder 6.0... using an older WC event (nearly a year old) when there are dozens of new programs out, plus updates to old programs (such as fritz)...
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