Author: Uri Blass
Date: 06:52:41 02/18/06
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On February 18, 2006 at 05:43:33, Sandro Necchi wrote: >On February 18, 2006 at 03:50:09, Uri Blass wrote: > >>My question is based on your experience what is the biggest result that A beat B >>in match of 100 games(Noomen match or match based on other positions like Albert >>Silver's postions) but still A is not better than B against other programs. >> >>Of course with opening books it is possible that one engine has a book that kill >>the book of B when it is not better against other programs so we can know >>nothing from a match with original books. >> >>I read claim that the better chessmaster personality against chessmaster >>personalities was not better against other programs but I do not know what is >>the result that the winner got that still it was not better and I believe that >>result of 90-10 always mean that the winner is better from practical point of >>view and the question is what is the minimal result that you can be sure based >>on practical experience that the winner is better. >> >>Uri > >well, it depends: > >if you know that the program you are going to start a match against is the only >one that is creating resistance, than a good score against it would be >significant. > >I believe a good score should be at least 75% > >If this version is not stronger than other programs even a score higher than 75% >could mean very little. > >I guess a score of 95% should mean something, but one needs to check if the >score was heavily dependant on the opening book or not. I am surprised by this opinion. Note that I am talking about matches from predefined positions like noomen match. Can you show me a single case in the CEGT when A got 70% against B in at least 50 games and still A has worse results than B against other programs? Uri
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