Author: Steve
Date: 20:22:11 08/24/00
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On August 24, 2000 at 19:06:42, Dann Corbit wrote: >On August 24, 2000 at 18:53:53, Eran wrote: > >>Different chess programs use different processor speed, and the results may not >>be fair. If Junior uses Pentium III 1000 Mhz instead of 700 Mhz, Junior might be >>a bit stronger and belong to the group of top chess programs, Shredder, Fritz, >>and Nimzo. I assume that if all chess programs use the same processor speed >>exactly, for instance Pentium III 1000 Mhz, the wmcc results will be enough >>reliable and fair. Do you agree with it? > >It's main goal is fun. Just like a superbowl football game, you don't really >know which team is better. You only know who won. Similarly, any WMCCC event >or WCCC event just tells you a winner. It's far too expensive and time >consuming to find out which one is really the strongest. Is the main goal of the commercial programmers "fun," or does winning (and being able to advertise that fact) appreciably increase one's sales? If it does, I would imagine that some of the participants consider this a serious business.
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