Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 14:29:32 08/05/03
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On August 05, 2003 at 16:07:56, Rajen Gupta wrote:
>On August 05, 2003 at 13:37:29, Dimitris Poulos wrote:
>
>>On August 05, 2003 at 12:35:45, Rajen Gupta wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>On August 05, 2003 at 11:22:07, Dimitris Poulos wrote:
>>>
>>>>Hi,
>>>>single computer, ponder off
>>>
>>>hi: pointless match: like asking sprinters to run 1 legged hopping race to
>>>decide the 100m champ!
>>
>>Hi,
>>I don't think you have a point here.
>
>i played fritz 8 vs junior 8 on a single comp over 50 gmes and the score was
>substantially in favour of fritz 8; vs both programmes over 50 games each; i was
>not doing comparative study; i only had 1 comp at home and another one in my
>flat where i worked during the week in a different city. when i closed down this
>flat and moved back home and managed to get both comps next to each other(both
>identical comps) i found the results to be greatly different; junior8 and
>shredder 704 are both roughly level against fritz8:
>
>my entire database of eng vs eng matches on a single comp, i now consider
>worthless; the time mngement of shredder704 and even more so junior8 are
>completely different with ponder on; they (esp junior8)spends a huge amount of
>time in some important positions and much less in simple positions; wheres f8
>does not show such a great variation in time management;
>
>now you will ask how does this apply to cm 9000? and the answer is that all
>engines in order to be properly rated at whatever time control need ponder on!
>of course to amuse yourself you can play any nmber of these matches and make
>whatever comclusions you like, but it still remains a pointless exercise and
>without much value!
I thought that there would in the meantime be enough evidence that
there [if playing enough games] is practical no difference of results
in matches with ponder=on/off whilst the individual games are of course
different.
Kurt
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