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Subject: Re: First results CHESS 2010 POLL

Author: Peter McKenzie

Date: 01:33:51 04/06/99

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On April 06, 1999 at 02:55:42, Micheal Cummings wrote:

>
>On April 06, 1999 at 01:02:59, Ed Schröder wrote:
>
>
>>Question 5: Which is in your opinion the strongest chess program
>>at the moment in the HUMAN versus COMP area?
>>
>>REBEL10                          50
>>Hiarcs7                          27
>>Fritz 5.32                       20
>>ChessMaster 6000                  9
>>Mchess8                           4

I wonder if the voting would have been different if Rebel10 was listed last
instead of first?

>
>Like most polls the owner of the poll has to at least top one list. I even
>though as you state opinion. I am not so sure this would be the list.
>
>
>>Question 6: Which is in your opinion the strongest chess program
>>at the moment in the COMPUTER versus COMPUTER area?
>>
>>Fritz 5.32                       47
>>Hiarcs7                          31
>>ChessMaster 6000                 18
>>REBEL10                          11
>
>Well there is opinion and fact, my opinion CM6K and the fact CM6K.

Clearly your opinion = fact :-)

>
>
>Plus I would like to add if CM6K was not on the SSDF ratings, then it would not
>even rank a mention in these lists. Which makes me think that a large percentage
>of the people who voted did so with feeling, more than knowledge of what they
>think is better.
>
>For the record I did not vote, But if I did, I would have choosen CM6K for the
>strongest programs for all. Just like the CCC poll a while ago as to which
>program would be number one, no one thought Hiarcs7 would be, but now people
>have jumped on the band wagon, like CM6K.
>
>I still remember all the people who thought CM6K was rubbish. I laugh at those
>who now think is worth mention. I have you people listed.

Sounds like you won a debate with some folks about the merits of CM6K,
congratulations.  Now perhaps you could stop boring the rest of us with your
constant references to this debate, I'm sure you've made your point at least 10
times already!



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