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Subject: Re: Nonsense

Author: Jorge Pichard

Date: 05:02:40 06/03/03

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On June 03, 2003 at 07:29:09, Drexel,Michael wrote:

>On June 03, 2003 at 06:53:43, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On June 03, 2003 at 06:47:31, Drexel,Michael wrote:
>>
>>>You cant match two programs and state that the program which wins
>>>the match is stronger.
>>
>>He did not say that smrthink is stronger than Ruffian but only that smarthink
>>seems to be stronger than Ruffian under Fritz8 interface.
>>
>>There is a difference.
>
>I dont think ruffian suffers under Fritz 8 GUI.
>
>>
>>
>>>Is that so hard to understand?
>>>Smar Think is clearly weaker according to ratinglists which are based on much
>>>more games than 20.
>>
>>Do smarthink and Ruffian run under Fritz8 interface in these tests?
>>
>>Running under Fritz8 interface include letting smarthing to use the book of
>>Fritz8 and it also may include doing Ruffian playing weaker(I do not if the last
>>part happens).
>
>IMO every program should play the opening positions with white and black.
>In this case the opening book is not so important. Variations which lead
>directly into an endgame position should be avoided.
>
>Michael
>
>
That is how I am playing this match both programs under Fritz 8 GUI and both
using Fritz 8.ctg playing reversing the same opening for black and white.

Pichard



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