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

Author: blass uri

Date: 09:08:35 05/19/00

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On May 19, 2000 at 10:49:40, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:

>On May 19, 2000 at 10:39:02, blass uri wrote:
>
>>On May 19, 2000 at 10:32:44, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>>
>>>On May 19, 2000 at 10:27:04, blass uri wrote:
>>>
>>>>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
>>>
>>>You are absolutely right. Then, among the problematic games I would count only
>>>the games lost because of hardware failure. By the way, are there any? I
>>>remember a Rebel-GM game, but Rebel was lost anyway before the machine started
>>>developing problems.
>>
>>I remember that Ed believe that Rebel did not lose the game because of hardware
>>problems but we will never know.
>
>This game was already lost when the Kyro machine started crashing, and Ed and I
>knew it and told each other during the game.
>
>Enrique

I am not sure if the game was already lost.
I am not sure that it was lost from practical point of view
even if it was already lost from theoretical point of view

I understand that it was your opinion and also Ed's opinion but it does not
convince me.

I need to see games to be convinced.

Uri



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