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Subject: Re: Congratulations to Amir Ban and the Junior Team

Author: Christophe Theron

Date: 18:46:46 02/01/00

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On February 01, 2000 at 13:58:14, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On February 01, 2000 at 01:01:48, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>On January 31, 2000 at 17:24:03, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>A very powerful showing.  It is really wonderful to have so many truly excellent
>>>chess programmers contributing regularly to CCC.
>>>All the top engines are very worthy in their own right.  To be number one on the
>>>SSDF list is a very good, unbiased scientific measure of excellence (for the
>>>given conditions of the tests).
>>>
>>>After Christophe gets his learner fixed, it would be fun to watch a 20 game
>>>match between Junior and Tiger at 40/2.
>>
>>I would like to see 40 or even 100 games if possible...
>>
>>And statistically it would (probably) not be enough to tell us which one is the
>>best...
>
>Both of us know that.  It would probably take 10,000 games to find a clear
>winner.  By which time both programs would have advanced, so essentially, we
>would know nothing!
>
>I want to see it for "THE CLASH OF THE TITANS!!!"
>
>An epic battle between two mighty foes.  Swords clashing together with heroic
>impacts in the dawn.  The mighty ebb and flow of the battle, as it rages on to
>dusk.  Day after day, the mighty warriors bend their arms in a brutal conflict.
>Neither flinching, neither giving in.  Toe to toe, for honor's sake with the
>victor standing tall, and yet the vanquished is lost but not beaten.
>
>The victor savors his golden hour, and the vanquished sharpens his sword for a
>new day.


I am on the sharpening side for now. :)


    Christophe



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