Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 10:26:23 01/30/01
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On January 30, 2001 at 12:37:02, Hans Christian Lykke wrote: >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 my 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? > Probably 5 rating points more or less than Junior 6.0 since other programs are involved in the range of 2586 to 2596 using the current AMD K6-2 450 MHz, but if it was rated using 800 MHz, it would end up 10 to 15 point more than Junior 6.0 and probably within the same margin as the current Cadaque's standing in third or four place. >> >>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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