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Subject: Re: Crafty 17-10 v Fritz 6a 60 min Nunn 1

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 02:33:51 04/25/00

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On April 25, 2000 at 04:56:05, Chessfun wrote:

>On April 25, 2000 at 04:23:32, Tom Kerrigan wrote:
>
>>On April 25, 2000 at 04:13:44, Chessfun wrote:
>>
>>>Thus far:
>>>All games on one Cel 433.
>>>Ponder=off.
>>>Tablebases used at 25 and 60 mins.
>>>Nunn 1 positions.
>>>No opening books are loaded.
>>>
>>> 1 min game Fritz 6a 14.5 - 5.5 Crafty 17-10
>>> 2 min game Fritz 6a 14.5 - 5.5 Crafty 17-10
>>> 3 min game Fritz 6a 13.0 - 7.0 Crafty 17-10
>>> 5 min game Fritz 6a 15.5 - 4.5 Crafty 17-10
>>>10 min game Fritz 6a 13.0 - 7.0 Crafty 17-10
>>>25 min game Fritz 6a 13.0 - 7.0 Crafty 17-10
>>>60 min game Fritz 6a 15.5 - 4.5 Crafty 17-10
>>>
>>>Tourney times 120'/40 + 60'/20 + 30'
>>>is now running on two computers 1-10 on one
>>>11-20 on the other.
>>>
>>>
>>>At the completion of this match I will autoplay
>>>on two Cel 433's the same time controls with ponder=on.
>>>
>>>Thanks.
>>
>>This is some truly awesome stuff.
>>
>>Not only are you answering the question "can blitz matches predict the outcomes
>>of standard matches,
>
>
>My own opinion is they can within naturally a certain margin of error.
>That margin is anyones guess. I would like to see the SSDF with a
>seperate list for blitz and standard, but then you naturally have the
>ponder question. Personally I think a lot is made of this ponder issue
>I don't see how any single program is more affected than another by
>lack of ponder, but that just my opinion.

Lots and lots of people run blitz matches.  Let the SSDF run real chess games
and anyone who wants to that icky[tm] chess-like game called 'blitz' or
'lightning'.
:p

>
>>" you're also seeing if Crafty is crippled by ponder=off.
>
>
>Again I guess with the small amount of games it will produce
>a result that can naturally be taken with a pinch of salt as
>the batch total of games is minimal. As I said above I don't
>believe Crafty is crippled more than any other program.
>
>
>>Very nice work.
>
>
>Thanks.
>
>
>
>
>>-Tom



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