Author: John Wentworth
Date: 07:57:02 01/21/01
I just dug up an old printed version of the Computer Chess Reports that I
received back in April 1996. Here are some ratings back then and what they are
today:
(April 1996) (Today)
M-Chess Pro 5.0 2622(486/50-66) 2306 (P90)
Genius 3.0 2613(486/50-66) 2308 (P90)
Rebel 7 2600(486/50-66) 2301 (P90)
Rebel 6 2597(486/50-66) 2196 (486/50-66)
Chessmaster 4000 2539(486/50-66) 2191 (486/50-66)
Look how much higher the ratings were even though they were on much slower
machines then how they are showed now.
I guess I will be really interested to see four years from now, if Fritz6 and
all the other top ones will be down around the 2400 mark. Obviously ratings are
not an exact science or measurement, but it's funny to see how they change over
initial estimates and then again several years later. Makes me doubt any rating
I see on the latest and greatest programs.
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