Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 09:47:42 11/09/00
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On November 09, 2000 at 12:02:01, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote:
>On November 08, 2000 at 21:24:48, Christophe Theron wrote:
>
>>
>>If those previous versions were that superior, why don't we see them on top of
>>the SSDF list for example? Shredder 4 is currently number 4.
>>
>
>Play in SSDF consists of long autoplayed matches, which are different from
>tournament play. I believe top programs are very close in strenght to each
>other.
The difference is that the SSDF plays LONG tournaments which are more reliable
than the short WMCCC for example.
So there is a difference, but it does not favor the short tournaments in my
opinion.
>>What is the difference between tournaments and privately played games?
>>
>
>Direct author involvment, to the point of taking full responsibility for ANY
>operating mistakes.
Then you should value more the SSDF games than the tournament games.
The author will not be with you in your home and help YOUR copy of the program
to play better. Generally, you know, the author is not provided in the program's
package.
If you want the best program you can run on YOUR computer, the SSDF tells you
much better than tournament games.
Christophe
>>Do you
>>think the SSDF games are privately played?
>>
>
>Yes, SSDF is a big collective private tester. Nothing wrong with that, of
>course, I think they do a good job and encourage them and all the other private
>testers to continue their work (and share their results) as long as they derive
>fun from it.
>
>
>>I am very careful with what I say about my program. For example, I would never
>>let somebody tell it is 100 elo points above Fritz6 without reacting...
>>
>
>That is your choice and I fully respect it.
>
>>
>> Christophe
>
>José.
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