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Subject: Re: First results CHESS 2010 POLL

Author: Micheal Cummings

Date: 06:14:52 04/06/99

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On April 06, 1999 at 04:33:51, Peter McKenzie wrote:

>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 :-)

Fact = 1st Place SSDF :-)

>
>>
>>
>>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!

Just proving my point that this poll is a subjective thing. Like most polls. And
when I see I need to refer to the CM6K debates of the past, I will if it help to
explain a point I am trying to put across. Plus if you had not made a response
to it then I would not have bothered to write this last paragraph :-) Keep the
CM6K dream alive.



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