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Subject: Re: Next Human vs Computer ratings list - I need opinions

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 06:42:07 05/19/00

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On May 19, 2000 at 09:37:19, Chris Carson wrote:

>I am planning to publish an updated list list here with
>all rated human vs computer results for 40/2 events.
>
>Please let me know your thoughts on the following:
>
>1.  Exclude Performance Rating when 3 or fewer games
>    have been played by a program/hardware.

I don't see why.

>2.  Exclude forfiets and protest resignations (Dutch Championship),
>    and games where computers lost due to hardware, IP failures,
>    or operator error.

I would definitely exclude forfeits and IP failures, but not the rest. In my
opinion, this list is interesting if it reflects the real performance of
programs in actual games. Hardware failures and operator's errors are part of
how a program plays. Forfeits and IP failures are not.

Enrique

>3.  Publish all results and PGN's for above exclusions, but do not
>    include in performance ratings.
>
>I plan to publish here at CCC first, so that everyone can review the
>results and performance ratings.  I will then send the list, results,
>and PGN's to Tony for listing at his website.  The PGN's are from TWIC,
>CCC and other sources, so I do not guarantee the acuracy of the PGN's,
>I have verified all the results against published tournament sources, but
>there may be conflicts with the PGN's (ISR 2000 comes to mind) and I no way
>to verify PGN's.
>
>Thanks for your opinions.  I am sure that some will not be happy with
>the list, but I am trying to make it as accurate as possible.
>
>Best Regards,
>Chris Carson



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