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Subject: Re: where is gambit-tiger1.0 or rebel-tiger13 ?!

Author: Hans Christian Lykke

Date: 00:36:40 12/29/00

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On December 28, 2000 at 19:07:39, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On December 28, 2000 at 18:42:02, Thorsten Czub wrote:
>
>>>But then Christophe specifically asked us to delay the testing of his program,
>>>because he had found out that the book learning didn't work. He promised an
>>>update in short time.
>>
>>when gandalf had book learning problems, you did not stop testing it ?
>>right ?
>>you played and when steen sends you the patch you continue testing. right ?
>>but with tiger it is different.
>
>
>
>I have asked myself the SSDF to NOT test Tiger as it is. That is the reason why
>they have delayed the test.
>
>I think it's just fair. There is going to be a free public update for the Tiger
>engine and everybody is going to be able to download it, including the SSDF of
>course.
>
>You have asked them to wait for the patches of some other programs. That's
>exactly what they are doing for Tiger!
>
>I guess that if the author of Gandalf had asked them to wait before testing
>Gandalf, then the SSDF would probably have delayed the test...
>
>I must add that the patch is likely to include another significant improvement
>in playing strength which is going to be available for all Tiger users, so it's
>much better to wait a little bit to take the real measure of Tiger's strength.
>
>
>
>
>>>So then we started to play with Century 3.0 instead.
>>
>>although it is weaker on autoplayer.
>
>
>
>But Ed accepted! So where is the problem?
>
>If the author sees no problem, where is the problem? And in Thoralf's comments
>the concerns about Rebel and the autoplayer is clearly stated. So what?
>
>
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>>>If the promised upgrade comes soon, Chess Tiger 13.0 will appear on the next
>>>list.
>>
>>stop testing gandalf then until the patch arrives.
>>the learning is broken.
>>stop testing gandalf and delete all the gandalf432f
>>results. wait until gandalf 432g is there and begin new series.
>
>
>
>Maybe the author is the one who should ask for this, don't you think?
>
>
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>
>>>I wish you a Happy New Year, hopefully without the compulsion to see
>>>conspiracies in everything SSDF does and without the need to be ironical when
>>>you write about us!
>>
>>>Thoralf Karlsson
>>
>>some things never change.
>>and as long as you do not begin to be more precise and fair,
>>i will not stop to criticise your joke-list.
>
>
>
>The SSDF list is the best indicator we have. I have a lot of respect for the
>people of the SSDF list and I think it's extremely unfair to criticize them.
>
>They are doing a great job, period.
>
>
>
>    Christophe

Thanks Christophe -

Hans Christian Lykke (SSDF)



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