Author: Hans Christian Lykke
Date: 09:37:02 01/30/01
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On January 30, 2001 at 12:02:31, Jorge Pichard wrote: >On January 30, 2001 at 10:25:34, Jorge Pichard wrote: > >>On January 30, 2001 at 10:20:42, Jorge Pichard wrote: >> >>>On January 30, 2001 at 09:14:48, Hans Christian Lykke wrote: >>> >>>>On January 30, 2001 at 09:06:09, Jorge Pichard wrote: >>>> >>>>>Ever since I matched Nimzo 8 vs Junior 6 using my AMD K6-2 500 MHz and also >>>>>matched them using my Athlon 800 MHz at G\60 and got different scores; some >>>>>people argued that those games were not statistically significants to proof >>>>>anything at all. Then we must disregard the SSDF rating list, since each Chess >>>>>program only play 40 games against each other and not 200 games. >>>> >>>>I think that you have misunderstood how SSDF works. >>>> >>>>ex.: Which rating is the most reliable: >>>> >>>>1. 400 games played with 200 games against 2 others from the SSDF-list >>>>2. 400 games played with 40 games against 10 others from the SSDF-list >>>> >>>>I´m sure it´s nr. 2. >>> >>>I know how the current SSDF rating system work, but newer version of programs >>>don't need to play against 10 others from the SSDF-List, it is sufficient just >>>to math the newer programs agains the six top from the previous rating list and >>>instead of just playing 40 games against each others, the number of games should >>>be increased to 80 to satisfy the materialistics; and to provide a more reliable >>>probability of the true strenght of these newcomers. >> >>PS: plus I was just estimating the possible strenght that certain programs gain >>from the increase in processor's speed. > >This short match on Pentium III 933 MHz clearly support by point that as >the processor's speed increases Nimzo 8 benefit more than Junior 6, but on the >AMD K6-2 450 MHz which is what the testers from the SSDF are currently using >Nimzo 8 will suffer considerably. Considering this, what rating do you expect Nimzo 8 will have on the next SSDF-list? > >http://www.computerschach.de/tourn/cad2001/cad2001.htm > >>>Pichard >>>> >>>>Venlig hilsen >>>> >>>>Hans Christian Lykke (SSDF) >>>> >>>>> >>>>>PS: I am still convinced that Nimzo 8 is one of the few programs just like >>>>>Gandalf 4.32 that benefit the most by using the best hardware available. And >>>>>they are not programmed specifically to outperform Fritz 6 on a particular >>>>>hardware such as the AMD K6-2 450 MHz. >>>>> >>>>>Pichard.
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