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Subject: Re: CM 6666 v CM 8888 (jorge)

Author: Alvaro Rodriguez

Date: 04:08:05 04/16/00

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On April 16, 2000 at 03:25:01, blass uri wrote:

>On April 16, 2000 at 02:11:59, Chessfun wrote:
>
>>
>>Maybe settings should be called CM6K Jorge less confusion at
>>a much later date with some CM8K settings.
>>
>>Anyway I read the post and stopped the current 100 game match
>>I had running at 2hrs/40 moves 1 hr rest between CM6000 and CM6666.
>>
>>I have thus far played 10 games 1 hr/side game.
>>Score CM6666 W3 L5 D3  CM8888 W5 L3 D3 looks like CM8888 will also
>>win game 11. Just did haha.
>>
>>For me I have no interest in what is stronger at 15 mins I am more
>>interested in longer games. Besides which for it to prove to be stronger
>>than CM 6666 would require a lot more games. For it to prove to be stronger
>>against other engines is another matter completely, beating CM 6666 don't
>>mean it will do better against Fritz and the like. Though I did read it had
>>scored well again the number of games still leaves a large margin of error.
>
>I think that the different values for qhite and black queen is illogical.
>It may help against other programs because they do not understand that counting
>pawns is not important in queens endgames with passed pawns but I do not expect
>it to help against chessmaster personalities.
>
>Uri

I think that the important thing here is to performe well against other
programs, not against cm personalities..IMHO
I agree that the queen value seems a little bit illogical, but what if it works?
We just have to wait and see..

Alvaro




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