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Subject: Re: ssdf ratings too high for hardware used.

Author: Sandro Necchi

Date: 07:00:15 05/15/04

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On May 15, 2004 at 09:42:57, Uri Blass wrote:

>On May 15, 2004 at 04:59:19, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>On May 15, 2004 at 04:20:13, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On May 15, 2004 at 00:32:40, ERIQ wrote:
>>>
>>>>I would think the ratings could be closer to fide's if the programs ran on 3ghz+
>>>>machines.
>>>>
>>>>I also think engines could do well in tourneys if competing w/ humans not
>>>>knowing which program it was or what book program is using. Any thoughts?
>>>
>>>Why do you look only at the top of the list?
>>>I think that the rating of the programs at the bottom of the list is too low
>>>if you compare it with humans.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>
>>The longest the list of programs participating the  lowest the rating of the
>>programs on the bottom of the list will be. The SSDF should not be testing more
>>than 20 programs, in reality who care about programs with lower rating than
>>2200.
>>
>>Jorge
>
>The opposite.
>
>Who cares for the rating against humans of the strong programs except some GM's?
>
>Maybe it is more important to have correct rating for the lowest part because
>people care about rating of things at similiar strength to them.
>
>For me this is also not important but I see no reason that humans will care
>about rating of programs against humans when they beat them easily.
>
>Uri

I do not agree.

Most people use the chess programs to improve their play and to check
games/positions.

The weaker programs are the worst on this matter and only the best ones may be
good enough (I am personally still not satisfied), so for most of the people
(chess players) weaker programs are simply "museum toys" or something not
interesting at all...

Computer chess fans (collectors) are very very few.

Sandro



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