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Subject: Re: Is shredder 5 the strongest program available?

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 01:13:37 11/07/00

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On November 07, 2000 at 00:56:49, Uri Blass wrote:

>On November 07, 2000 at 00:43:01, Harald Faber wrote:
>
>>On November 06, 2000 at 17:01:38, john rice wrote:
>>
>>>This is the word i'm getting from icd info (+100elo over fritz6a). What do you
>>>think?
>>>Thanks in advance
>>
>>It might be stronger than Fritz6a, but certainly not 100 or more pts. But it is
>>not the stronghest program available IMO, Tiger and Century are at least equal.
>>(and much cheaper :-))
>
>How do you know that it is not 100 elo better than fritz6a?

I don't know. I just can't imagine. No program entered any competition 100pts
above the leader.

>I do not say that it is 100 elo better but I think that you cannot know the
>truth about a program that you did not test.

Correct.

>We will have to wait and see if it is 100 elo better.
>Uri

Correct.
But the info so far assumed extensive testing which led to a result of +100 over
Fritz6a. I haven't seen any/enough games nor results that prove this assumption.




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