Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 13:11:28 10/13/04
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On October 13, 2004 at 12:56:45, Uri Blass wrote: >I do not know the opinion of Amir but I think that you do not understand that >from the point of view of commercial programs the competition is against other >programs and not against humans. > >I think that if I were instead of Amir I would prefer to get 1 out of 4 when >Fritz and Hydra get 0 out of 4 and not to get 1.5 out of 4 when Fritz and Hydra >get 3.5 out of 4. > >Uri Hi Uri, While I am sure Amir would have preferred 3.5/4, I am sure even he knows that the result is not going to kill his program. One event is meaningless in the grand scheme of things, the people that post and rant about such a poor result look like fools in the end. Just as I am sure Amir knows that most GM's can draw almost any game at will. I am willing to guarantee that Amir didn't lose on iota of sleep over it. peter
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