Author: Uri Blass
Date: 09:12:32 02/22/06
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On February 22, 2006 at 09:36:48, Rolf Tueschen wrote: >It was interesting to read the many comments on my _report_ [not novel or lyric] >about the clear win of FRITZ over RYBKA 13b in the CSS Online Masters. For the >first time one of the classic professionals brought to an abrupt halt the >overwhelming success of Rybka since Dec 2005. What is the situation? > >What does this show to the knowing expert? > Nothing. Rybka also could not beat pharaon3.3 in wbec and only got 4 draws. 4 games are simply not enough. >It proves something what is always completely ignored. That it's showing a >faulty picture if people just let autoplay some engines. The pretended >objectivity of such little tournaments is in reality a forging of reality. >Because chess isnt something automatical. What in human chess is the will of the >player that is in computerchess the talent and motivation of the operator. >Without the care of the operator a program cant play its best chess. Also it >makes absolutely no sense to play two engines on a single computer machine. >Because that rips all of the best in chess off the player. Pondering off, PB >off. rybka is also good in tournaments with ponder on. it could not beat paharaon but it is leading WBEC. Uri
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