Author: Tanya Deborah
Date: 21:02:26 09/11/05
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On September 10, 2005 at 01:20:11, Roger Brown wrote: >> >>Hi to all! >> >> I dont understand why people here are so surprised that Zappa won the >>Computer Chess Championship. > > > >Hello Tanya, Hello... > >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? Not, but a SSDF result is more exact than any other very short tournament in the world. 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. > >:-) True ;) > Yes! you are right, but if you think a bit.. The World Championship can be winning by any strong engine. It is a very short tournament. > >Later.
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