Author: Chessfun
Date: 10:50:20 05/12/00
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On May 12, 2000 at 12:11:48, pavel wrote: >Hi Sarah! > I was wondering if its possible for you take the trouble to run a >"reasonable amount" of games between fritz and crafty with the autoplayer made >by Remi (author of TCB). Since I now know that it is possible to make autoplayer >matched between chessbase GUI and Winboards, I also read those posts and downloaded Remi's adapter but have not yet tried it out. My next "Event" was to be Fritz 6 young engines tourney. Not yet decided whether to autoplay it or not. >Its worth to make some tests. I >would rather do the test myself but i dont have the resouces (multiple cpus and >any experience with autoplayer), and since you have experience and resources and >interest with such kind of matches, thats why i made my request to you. But this >time the matches will be held not to prove "ponder=off" "ponder=on" related >stuff the whole purpose will be to see if craftys performance has any change >when it is "under chessbase GUI" and when its NOT under "chessbase GUI". I very >much believe that crafty's performance under chessbase GUI is not the same as it >is under winboard GUI, It would require IMHO minimum 100 games at tourney times and that is a considerable amount of time, which with the summer coming I won't be spending on chess :-) >just like you believe that ponder=off doesnt effect >crafty more than any other programs ;). True, I am a believer. > The game conditions can be NUNN >positions or programs using its own opening book, the time level can be >tournament time or just 30 mins per side, and ofcourse ponder=on (since its >on 2 cpus) It would be easier to use the native program and native book. >, but the whole game conditions depends upon you, since you are taking the >trouble and using your energy (not to mention power bill!!) and your time, your >suggestion gets more priority :). >So what do you think sarah? >I am more interested about such results because SSDF is not using such >autoplayer even when its possible to make "spotless" games by using crafty under >winboard. And also the performance of crafty under Chessbase GUI is not >"officially" approved by the author himself, I saw no objections from Dr. Hyatt to the SSDF testing Crafty. I recall him posting something on the opening book choice but don't recall any objection......though I could be wrong. It still would be interesting seeing comparativly how Crafty performed with it's own book. >and many others like me who still >believes that its not fair. I wonder how many believe it is not fair. Personally I think it is ok. >thanks >Pavel. > > >ps, btw I think my english has improved a bit since i first came here ;) It is getting much better:-) Thanks.
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