Author: Roger Brown
Date: 22:20:11 09/09/05
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> >Hi to all! > > I dont understand why people here are so surprised that Zappa won the >Computer Chess Championship. Hello Tanya, Oh I guess because not all of us could see into the future... :-) > >Of course, Zappa 2.0 is a very strong program, much more than the first >version(1.0 that it is free) but now, i think that the SSdf needs to test Zappa, >to know exactly how strong is this program (in many long games matches) against >the best programs. Really? Does anyone really buy a chess program based on the position it occupies in the SSDF rating? That must mean that the potential buyers for (say) Fritz 9, Hiarcs 10 and Shredder 10 are going to twiddle their thumbs for some time. Then it will be in time to buy the next version... I cannot see why I need to wait on the SSDF. In any event, what does it really matter in the context of analysis etc? We just want the latest stuff now. > >Speaking about the strengh of the programs, The SSDF results are much more real >than any other tournament in the world (equal hardware + Much,much more games, >etc). We have to wait and see if Zappa can play 400-500 games, and has a better >performance than Shredder 9, also if Zappa can beat the strongest program >Shredder 9 of the first place, to say that Zappa is the clear #1 in the world. And if it is not? It will still be a champion program. Nothing changes that. :-) Later.
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