Author: Jim Bodkins
Date: 13:02:44 06/03/03
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On June 03, 2003 at 16:00:49, Jim Bodkins wrote: >On June 03, 2003 at 05:50:59, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On June 03, 2003 at 05:07:32, Jorge Pichard wrote: >> >>>I read by the Author of SmartThink that his program is over 2700 using Deep >>>Fritz Opening. First I doubted him, but I decided to test SmarThink under Fritz8 >>>GUI against Ruffian 1.0.1 both using (Fritz8.ctg) at 40/40 time control and so >>>far SmarThink is winning by good margin W4 L1 D3 I will continue this match >>>until it reach 20 games. This won't determine anything, but it is clearly >>>indicating that Smarthink might be much stronger than Ruffian under Fritz8 GUI. >>>It could be that SmarThink doesn't have a good solid book like Ruffian 1.0.1 but >>>by using Fritz8.ctg opening book it gave SmarThink what is missing so badly. >>> >>>Pichard >> >>It is also possible that ruffian simply plays weaker moves in games when it >>plays under Fritz8 and not under winboard. >> >>I found that a version of movei may behave in a different way under Fritz8 and >>under winboard and the result is that today I suspect that it may be the case >>for other engines. >> >>Uri > >It is very true that in order to fully understand the relative strength of an >engine you need to play many many games. But honestly, if an engine wins even >one match against a strong opponent it gets my attention. Doesnt make it >stronger over all clearly, but interesting none the less. :) > >Jim One final thing. I have tried to get SmartThink several times and each time was convinced that I was downloading a virus. :) I just dont trust that site for some reason. I have no idea why. And my god it's slow. :) (I am in the southwestern US near Mexico).
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