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Subject: Re: SSDF ratings are 100% accurate

Author: Ed Schröder

Date: 15:05:35 12/12/99

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>Posted by Len Eisner on December 12, 1999 at 13:22:30:

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>Now I am beginning to see that SSDF ratings do not reflect performance against
>humans ­ period.  Going back to my example, program B could actually be weaker
>than program A against GMs, even though it is 50 points stronger in SSDF comp
>vs. com testing.
>
>I guess this is what Ed Schroder has been saying all along about Rebel.  I
>need to think about this for a while.

The MAIN difference I noticed: in comp-comp both programs (in many cases)
can afford (multiple) small to big positional mistakes. Try this against
a GM, one little mistake and you lose. The REBEL-HOFFMAN game was a
perfect example of this.

Ed


>Len





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