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

Author: Paulo Soares

Date: 03:09:02 04/25/00

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On April 25, 2000 at 05:33:51, Dann Corbit wrote:

>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

Am I understanding right? Are you asking that she stops of doing the
tests? I hope to have understood wrong.

Paulo Soares, from Brazil
>>
>>>" 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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