Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 03:15:33 08/19/98
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On August 19, 1998 at 05:07:31, odell hall wrote: >I think it's quite clear that silman knows absolutely nothing about computer >chess , He doesn’t have to. He knows quite a lot about chess, and that’s what matters, no? I quite agree with most things he says and I find Silman's opinions interesting, among other things because it shows once again that the strength of a program is different when measured in human-machine games or machine-machine. Not that one way is *true* and the other isn't, but each way reveals different strengths and weaknesses. That's why I think that engines should not be tuned exclusively against other engines or against humans, and why the SSDF list should not be considered as the absolute measure of all things. Rebel seems to be the program that systematically fared best against humans over the years, while now it oscillates between 2nd and 4th place in machine-machine games. About Mchess 6/7, its hyperaggressive style may make it score better against human players and less well against programs. Mchess has the knowledge and the tactical speed to compete with the very best, but I am quite convinced that its own version of anti-GM play makes it weaker against programs than it would be with a more conservative style. It might be true that Fritz does relatively better against other programs, although I can't be very sure about it after the good results Fritz had against strong human players. In any case, Fritz 5 is rated #1 against machines, while Rebel and probably also Mchess have a better record against people. Genius is oh so boring, but very accurate and still very strong. And I think CM5500 is quite a bit stronger than Silman says it is. Add up Nimzo, Junior and Hiarcs and you end up with the cream of the crop. Which one is the strongest, I have no idea and I doubt anyone really knows. Enrique > I doubt if he has even heard of The swedish rating list. But still i >think it is interesting that he gives m-chess a 2500 rating!! isn't that a >grandmaster?
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