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Subject: Re: Objective proposal Falcon - Crafty

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 07:51:28 04/30/04

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On April 30, 2004 at 09:25:57, Omid David Tabibi wrote:

>>If Falcon cannot use parallel hardware then it is not bob's fault.
>
>I never tested Falcon versus Crafty on unequal hardware. All my tests and my
>conclusions are purely based on tests conducted on equal hardware, using one
>processor, and same book.
>
>In my post in this thread
>(http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?362197) I only mentioned the
>name "Crafty" in the following paragraph:
>
>"Crafty is a great engine, and it is free. That doesn't mean that you shouldn't
>be interested in other grandmaster-strength programs."
>
>And added that Shredder is stronger than other engines. If someone read that
>differently and jumped to interesting conclusions, it is surely not my problem.


Actually it is.  You _specifically_ said that only Shredder is capable of
beating your program.  That _specifically_ suggests that no other commercial
engine can do so.

That was what I responded to...  I didn't bring Crafty into the discussion.
Vincent did that in his usual "change the subject" form of discussion...



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