Author: Eran
Date: 05:06:06 08/25/00
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On August 24, 2000 at 22:01:39, Bruce Moreland 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? >> >>Eran > >As for "fair", this is not a uniform platform tournament. If you do a uniform >platform tournament, you get "fair". If you go to one that isn't, and you >expect "fair", it's better to stay home, because it won't be. It's not uniform >platform. > >If you expect "reliable", even in a uniform platform tournament, you aren't >going to get that, either. If you deduce a perfectly accurate rating for each >participant, and simulate the tournament a few dozen times, you'll get wildly >different results. The "best" program won't win every time. The "best" program >might not even finish in the top half. > >bruce I understand now that since top chess programs are not perfect and are buggy, producing reliable results, even in a uniform platform tournament, do not happen in reality. That is the fact of unfair life; that is normal. However, since we understand the nature of computer chess competitions, we assume that we accept results as *satisfied* and *sufficient*. That is how we, chess lovers, learn to accept what computer chess and results are; we just do our best. Eran
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