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Subject: Re: a standard for evaluation score.

Author: Masciulli Gianluigi

Date: 03:52:29 05/19/00

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On May 18, 2000 at 21:50:55, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>>Use winboard/xboard.  Then crafty doesn't do this.  It always displays
>evaluations with respect to +=good for white, -=good for black, no matter
>which side is to move.

Nice to know this I'll try this.

From your answer I deduce that the (+=good for white type) is already become the
standard way to display evaluation scores. is'nt it?


>I have on my to-do list to standardize _all_ evaluation output with respect
>to white.

Nice to know this too!


>  I too think it is confusing.  Of course, you will then see crafty
>playing black against you, with a score of -3.5 and you will think you are
>winning.  :)

but in the far future when my program Golem well beat your (actually about
1500ELO:-( ... the standard will be settled ;-)

glm



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