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Subject: Re: SSDF Rating list 02-03-27 Fritz7.0.0.6

Author: Bertil Eklund

Date: 14:50:34 03/28/02

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On March 28, 2002 at 11:15:52, Mogens Larsen wrote:

>On March 28, 2002 at 08:34:44, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>In my opinion, the SSDF people are doing a great job. And be honest: have you
>>ever seen any programs placed at the top of the SSDF-list that did not belong
>>the the best ones of the world?
>
>That's hardly surprising given the composition of the list. The majority of the
>best chess programs are, or becomes, commercial and are then tested by the SSDF.
>I think Thorsten is hinting at the "How?" and "Why?" of the individual engine
>results instead of the ability to produce a convincing winning percentage.
>Somewhat difficult to measure, however. You can analyse the games of each engine
>yourself of course, but that is hardly appealling.
>
>So I would like to add my name to Daniel's (Sargon's) question. What is the
>point of the SSDF rating list? In my opinion it is suffering from inbreeding.
>Fritz is in the lead again. Oh well.
>
Can you explain your points in a better way so we can understand why it is
better to take advice from the "T" siblings!?

Bertil



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