Author: blass uri
Date: 05:24:08 04/16/00
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On April 16, 2000 at 07:08:05, Alvaro Rodriguez wrote: >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 think that something that does not work well against other personalities may not work well against other programs in the future. >I agree that the queen value seems a little bit illogical, but what if it works? >We just have to wait and see.. > >Alvaro I explained that the reason that it works may be the fact that other programs do not understand that counting pawns is not important in queen endgames with passed pawns. I believe that when programmers will improve their programs it will stop to be a good idea. Uri
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