Author: Chessfun
Date: 09:57:48 11/24/00
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On November 24, 2000 at 12:48:22, Severi Salminen wrote: >> >>I received Nimzo 8 three days ago and I decided to test it in a match of 300 >>games against Fritz 6a at G/30 I will post the final score at soon as all the >>games are completed. So far the score is pretty much closed Nimzo 8 is leading >>by a slight difference W 16 L14 D12 after 72 gameswith 228 more games to >>complete the two engines match. >> > >It really makes me happy to see someone understanding that 10 or 20 games are >not enough to find who's better. And when programs are very close in strenght >(+-50 Elos) we need many games. 300 might be statistically significant, so thank >you for not makeing this another "Nimzo beat Fritz 7-3" match! > >I'm looking forward to see results. 150-150 is my guess. > >Severi It would also be good if the numbers were correct. Games played 42. not 72. Games left 258 not 228. Also how does 300 say become "statistically significant" when the games are 30 min, ponder off (assumed). Myself I would have more faith in the results of the 10 games if they were autoplayed at tourney controls. Sarah.
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