Author: Uri Blass
Date: 07:32:48 05/15/04
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On May 15, 2004 at 10:00:15, Sandro Necchi wrote: >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 I did not claim that strength is not important for buyers but I doubt if the rating against humans is important. The only important thing is that the new thing is better and the ssdf gives that information. Uri
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