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Subject: Re: Chess software - standard & blitz ratings ?

Author: Bertil Eklund

Date: 16:33:01 12/26/98

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On December 25, 1998 at 11:03:25, blass uri wrote:

>
>On December 24, 1998 at 16:13:09, Jim Paul wrote:
>
>>This is related to my previous CM6000 posting.
>>What would most people regard as the typical rating improvement in blitz
>>compared to standard time controls for most PC chess programs these days?
>>
>>I know it heavily depends on whether the program is mainly a "heavy calculator"
>>or a "knowledge based" program
>
>
>No, It is not truth
>Hiarcs7 is a  "knowledge based" program and it is good at tactics and did very
>good results in blitz games
>
>, ie. I'd expect Rebel and Hiarcs to exhibit less
>>of a blitz rating increase (if any) compared to their standard 40/2 ratings (on












>>SSDF or Selective Search rating lists) for example. Whereas Fritz and probably
>>CM6000 would have higher ratings at blitz.
>
>CM6000 is not very strong at blitz and is better at longer time control.
>>
>>I'd expect CM6000 to play about 100 ELO points higher at blitz than it's SSDF
>>rating (when it gets one anyway !!). That would make it around 2550 at blitz ?!
>
>In other words you say that you expect chessmaster6000 to have 2450 at long time
>control.
>
>I expect chessmaster to have better results( more than 2550 ssdf rating with a
>chance to be number 1 in the ssdf list)
>
>Uri
The best programs can easily compete with the worlds best players in blitz.
In speed-chess on a fast pc they can compete with everyone maybe except from the
top five or so. In tournament-level it is still along way to go....

Bertil



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