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Subject: Re: Scatha 0.2.7 bug fix!

Author: Tord Romstad

Date: 12:34:46 10/13/05

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On October 13, 2005 at 11:28:23, Uri Blass wrote:

>On October 13, 2005 at 10:29:06, Tord Romstad wrote:
>
>>It is even worse than it looks.  I have never been able to score even a
>>single quarter point (the loser gets a quarter of a point in the case of
>>stalemate) against Scatha, and most of the time I am behind in material
>>before move 20.
>
>What is the time control of the games?

Always fast games (5+5 or less).  I have no patience for slower
games.

>I think that not many people play hexagonal chess so probably the level of the
>best humans in recrangular chess is relatively higher.

This is correct, without a doubt, but it has little relevance in this
context.  I have no idea how well the best human players would
score against Scatha (indeed I have never seen Scatha play against
other human players than myself).

>2 questions:
>
>1)Can you score points or half points in games against Glaurung?

Yes.  Of course I lose the overwhelming majority of the games, but
I am able to score occasional wins or draws by using standard
anti-computer play.

This is, by the way, another reason why it might be more difficult
to play against programs in hexagonal chess than in normal
chess:  Because of the way the pawn captures, it is not possible
to create closed positions with blocked pawn chains in hexagonal
chess.  This makes anti-computer play considerably more
difficult.

>2)Do you have the same experience in rectangular chess and hexagonal chess?

No, and I admit that it is possible that my opinion would change
with more experience.

Tord



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