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

Author: blass uri

Date: 07:27:04 05/19/00

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On May 19, 2000 at 09:42:07, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:

>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

Do you really think that losing on time is part of how shredder4 plays?

I do not agree.
I think that operator's error are not part of how a program plays and it is not
fair to include the game that shredder lost on time in a winning position when
the reason was not a bug in the program.

Uri



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