Author: Amir Ban
Date: 15:03:10 09/12/05
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On September 12, 2005 at 13:34:08, Fernando Villegas wrote: >Dear Amir: >You say: >"....Of course playing strength is of utmost importance, >more than any other measure of a chess program. This is obvious from the >professional and academic point of view...." > >Yeah, right: from the academic and professional point of view. >What about those that does not care a shit about the academic and profesional >point of view? They buy Chessmaster. Amir > >I can understand that you, a known and reputed programer, on of the very best, >can be delighted for such things as "this engine plays now 12 points elo >stronger than before". But believe me that, to me and many others, that we >cannot care less. 2612 instead of 2600? So what? In the times of engines playing >in the range between 1600 and 1800 I DID care and it was sound that I cared at >all. Those 12 points made a difference. Better if 50. 50 points, in those years, >were the difference between a really dumb engine uncapable to give fun and a >decently strong engine capable of delivering the merchandise. > >Even in the times of 2000-2200 elo points engines or machines, the 50 points >issue was important for players like me, no pro, not academics in the field of >AI. > >Not now anymore. > >For us it is matter of better trainning facilities, better guis, more fun, more >reasons to buy the thing. So no, I will not give you that break :-) > >There is much that can be done in this field and I do not care if chessbase will >go into that because they evade a lose of Elo competitivity OR if they really >are engaged on that for the reasons they say. > >I only ask you to consider this, totally different point of view, beyond the Elo >points. > >And please, do not say to me that I just must go to Chessmaster and leave you >all in peace with your professional machines. >My best >Fernando
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