Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 13:48:35 10/20/03
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On October 20, 2003 at 13:36:59, Mike S. wrote: >On October 20, 2003 at 09:23:50, James T. Walker wrote: > >>(...) A few >>games would mean nothing for a reliable rating. You need hundreds. The >>Chessmaster played on the servers is NOT Chessmaster 9000. It is "TheKing" >>engine and some other book. Sometimes it's a modified engine which plays very >>different from the original. It is usually played in a Chessbase GUI where >>auto232 is also available. To have credibility the games also have to be >>controlled in some manner. The hardware needs to be consistent and verified. >>Doing this on the internet without the ChessMasters own book is not interesting >>to me. > >The problem of running The King in the Fritz GUI (and in other Auto232 capable >GUIs, like Shredder classic and Arena) has been solved since ages! So, using the >King engine and Auto232 is possible. I'm sure SSDF ist aware of this. The Wb2Uci >topic is well known; lots of people use it constantly. So, the original book is >the only problem, but for that I think a good "neutral" CTG book could be >created from IM/GM games, to be used in these test runs. > >A little compromise - much better that not to test it at all... > >http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?322394 >(about recommandable settings etc., as the defaults would be nonsens to test) > >Blown in the wind. :-) > >Regards, >M.Scheidl If the SSDF would do as you suggest and Chessmaster wouldn't top their list they would be criticised for: - not using the right book - using CB's UCI, which is undoubtedly faulty - using the secret Chessbase autoplayer, that as everyone knows makes Fritz win all its matches. - not playing manually with the original CM9000, feasible since the SSDF tried to get Deep Blue. Etc. You name it. What you propose would mean putting the SSDF in a lose-lose situation. Enrique
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