Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 04:22:35 04/26/00
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Hey Jeroen,
Thank you for posting your translation. The language used is quite different
from the previous version, which is posted at KC. I don't agree with all his
opinions and I'm not sure his rating is sufficient to estimate all the strengths
and weaknesses of a chess program. The critiscism raised against Crafty might
just as well be raised against most programs IMHO, but the overall impression
might not be too far off. I have a small request and I hope you can help me. In
the article at KC the following paragraphs appear:
ChessBase home competition. Swiss style 7
rounds, 12 players.
Automatic tournament 30 minutes per player
per game;
1 Junior 5 x ½ 1 1 1 1 1 1 6½
2 Crafty 16.6 ½ x 0 1 ½ ½ 1 1 4½
3 Junior 4.6 0 1 x 0 1 ½ 1 1 4½
4 Fritz 6 0 0 1 x ½ 1 1 1 4½
5 Nimzo 7.32 0 ½ 0 ½ X 1 1 1 4
6 Hiarcs 7.32 ½ ½ 0 x ½ ½ 1 1 4
7 Hiarcs 4 0 0 ½ x 0 1 0 1 2½
8 Hiarcs 6 0 ½ 1 x 0 0 ½ ½ 2½
9 Fritz 5 0 0 0 0 1 x 1 ½ 2½
10 Fritz 5.32 0 0 0 1 0 x ½ 1 2½
11 Comet B09 0 0 0 1 ½ ½ x 0 2
12 LG2000 0 0 0 ½ ½ 0 1 x 2
Warning:: This tournament lasted more than
30 hours!
A comparison of these programs isn’t
complete without matching them at a
tournament time limit, as in the following
table. The eight best programs played with 2
hours for the whole game each.
Fritz 6 X 1 ½ 1 0 ½ 0 ½ 3½
Chessm 6000 0 X ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ 1 3½
Hiarcs 7.32 ½ ½ X 0 ½ 0 0 1 2½
Nimzo 7.32 0 0 1 X 1 ½ ½ ½ 3½
Junior 5 1 ½ ½ 0 X ½ 1 1 4½
Rebel Century ½ 1 1 ½ ½ X ½ 1 5
Shredder 4 1 ½ 1 ½ 0 ½ X 1 4½
M Chess Pro 7 ½ 0 0 ½ 0 0 0 X 1
The question is: Did he give any explanation as to why he didn't include Crafty
among the eight best programs for his standard game in the original Dutch
article? The question is rather small, but expressing it isn't :o).
Best wishes...
Mogens
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