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Subject: Re: HandiCapping The WCCM2000

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 11:30:41 08/15/00

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On August 15, 2000 at 13:48:52, Alvaro Rodriguez wrote:

>On August 15, 2000 at 12:50:29, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On August 15, 2000 at 10:42:57, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>
>>>=================================================
>>>
>>>Frans Morsch,Fritz-
>>>Ed Schroder/Jeroen Noomen,Rebel-
>>>Ed Schroder/Jeroen Noomen/Christophe Theron,ChessTiger-
>>>James Robertson,Insomniac-
>>>Franck ZIBI,ZChess
>>>Bruno BRAS,Pacque Expert
>>>?lvaro Begu? Aguado,Ruy-Lopez
>>>Robert Hyatt,CRAFTY-
>>>Rudolf Huber,SOS-
>>>Stefan Meyer-Kahlen,Shredder-
>>>Vincent Diepeveen,DIEP-
>>>Tony Werten,XiniX
>>>Chrilly Donninger,Nimzo-8-
>>>Tom King,Francesca
>>>Amir Ban/Shay Bushinsky,Junior-
>>>
>>>=================================================
>>>
>>>This year is a fantastic field. These are the picks for the order of finish, I
>>>feel will happen. ? are made due to versions playing unknown.
>>>
>>>1. Nimzo 8
>>>2. Shredder 5?
>>>3. Crafty 17.13?
>>>4. ChessTiger 12.9?
>>>5. Junior 6?
>>>6. Fritz 7?
>>
>>I do not understand the numbers.
>>
>>Why Fritz7 and only Junior6?.
>>
>>Fritz6 is also better than Junior6 based on comp-comp games and the ssdf list so
>>I do not understand the reason that you expect Junior6 to be rated above Fritz7.
>>
>>Uri
>
>Maybe because Fritz 7 is a new program not even released yet and we don`t know
>if´t better then Fritz 6.. Of course it should be but we don`t know...
>
>Also, the event is very short, and like Mogens said in another post, luck is
>required to win..
>
>Regards,
>Alvaro

I agree that luck is needed to win this event! Anyway I feel that Fritz will be
among the top tree, but I think Crafty on big iron will be to strong the
competition! And by the way, is not everyone playing with improved programs. So
its more like Fritz 6.87, Tiger 12.85, Junior 6.5 etc. etc.

Torstein



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