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Subject: Re: SPIKE-RYBKA 1-0! Congrats

Author: Rolf Tueschen

Date: 11:48:11 12/27/05

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On December 27, 2005 at 14:25:20, Sune Larsson wrote:

>On December 27, 2005 at 14:06:37, Rolf Tueschen wrote:
>
>>On December 27, 2005 at 12:40:16, Richard Sutherland wrote:
>>
>>>On December 27, 2005 at 12:19:30, Thomas Lagershausen wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>Let´s give some variations where Rybka play weak.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>You need look no further than 11 .... g5      for an example of this. What on
>>>earth was going through the silicon monsters head when it uncorked this beauty
>>>(and yes, I know I'm a patzer).
>>>
>>>
>>>I think that one of the problems that we have in this newshroup, that gives rise
>>>to unrealistic expectations of programs abilities, is the way programs are
>>>tested. Using one machine with two engines running on it in match after match at
>>>short time controls, will not prove which program is better at chess.
>>
>>
>>I agree 100% with you and I already had the same debate with Albert S. I doubt
>>that it's easy to teach the average testers why it is not so informative to test
>>like they do their testing. And what I doubt most is that Rybka's author plans
>>to create a computer-best program. IMO he wants to present a good chess tool for
>>the best, good and average chessplayers. And this is something totally different
>>than producing "another" engine-engine-best entity. SInce Vas never told us
>>different,
>
>
>
>
>my critic was practical irony with a bit of spice "dedicated" to the
>>"followers of fashion..." [after the famous song from the KINKS, a favorite band
>>of mine when I was young]
>
>
> If you use irony on the internet - then you are almost begging about
> becoming misunderstood...This is one of the basics when exchanging thoughts
> on the internet.
>
> /S

But you must admit that this way you avoid caring or cultivating for a huge
claque. A real knowie would never miss the real meaning. Just like no real
expert _ever_ took me wrong on my "weak" English - because he had done the
neccessary interpretations by himself... of course others expect the
explanations from the writer which is a common misunderstanding.

No hen ever heated the water to cook her eggs for human beings. ;)



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