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Subject: Re: Gandalfs playing streng !

Author: Frank Quisinsky

Date: 09:19:04 02/22/01

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On February 22, 2001 at 12:06:35, Uri Blass wrote:

>On February 22, 2001 at 10:35:48, Frank Quisinsky wrote:
>
>>On February 22, 2001 at 10:20:35, Mike S. wrote:
>>
>>>On February 22, 2001 at 10:07:52, Frank Quisinsky wrote:
>>>
>>>>On February 22, 2001 at 10:03:57, Mike S. wrote:
>>>>>(...)
>>>>>Due to this excellent service, we can also see how dangerous computerchess is:
>>>>>Somebodies feet got into the electric circuit:
>>>>>
>>>>>http://amateurschach.in-trier.de/schach/download/ipccc_2001/IM000024.jpg
>>>>>
>>>>>Or has he been phazerized? :o)
>>>
>>>>for me is this clear.
>>>>On the monitor is Samatha Fox and all programmers will look this picture :-))
>>>
>>>Ah... now I understand, why the man started to glow partially. I must make a
>>>self-experiment occasionally, if Sam affects me too like this. Maybe I can
>>>charge my batteries this way. :o)
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>M.Scheidl
>>
>>
>>Hi Michael,
>>
>>I think a little bit about other things is good when I write the long evening
>>about chess or my batteries are not longer available :-)
>>
>>Now we will see what Shredder make against Gandalf !
>>50 : 50 but Shredder is playing with 2 processor so 40-45 : 60-55 for Gandalf.
>>
>>On the other hand the new Gandalf 4.32h version is stronger say top tester and
>>member of the Gandalf team Dan Wulff !
>>
>>I can`t understand that Gandalf is playing under the MCS GUI. The GUI is good
>>but not perfect for WinBoard Engines for eng-eng matches. But this games are not
>>eng-eng matches :-) Have not try the GUI for normally matches.
>>
>>Best
>>Frank
>
>I hope that Gandalf is going to win but I am not optimistic because it seems
>that shredder is always better in the opening preperation(This is the only
>explanation that I can find for the fact that shredder wins almost every
>tournament in the last years including tournaments when other programs had
>hardware advantage)
>
>People who look only at the result of  comp-comp tournaments that stefan
>participate in them(not tournament when every 2 programs play many games like
>Enrique's tournament)  can think that shredder is at least 200 elo better than
>the other commercial programs and the ssdf results prove that it was never the
>case and that there is no program that is 200 elo better than the other top
>programs.
>
>Uri

Hi Uri,

the tournament from Enrique is for Gandalf not very intersting.
Gandalf has a bug with big learn files and is playing the same "lose" openings.
Enrique was playing with big defect learn files.

Furthermore, the Gandalf programmer have a lot of ideas but not the time for
this things. So he make a little bit here and here. I think Gandalf have the
best evaluation and is for correspondence chess clearly the best program. If
Steen have more time (version 4.32h is stronger then version 4.32g) I think
Gandalf is clear the number one !

Look in the Gandalf games, this program is playing the most interesting attack
chess, have an excellent opening book. I think the endgame is the problem.

I know over 1.500 Gandalf results and for me is clear that Gandalf is one of the
best 4 or maybe at the moment the best chess program in the world. Only good is
Gromit (very strong results, version 3.8) Shredder, Deep Fritz and Chess Tiger.

But 200 ELO better than the other TOP programs :-))
I think Shredder, Fritz, Tiger and Gandalf have ~ the same ELO +- 50 ELO.

I wrote this all in hundrets of postings and eMails.
I think enough ... Gandalf and playing streng because it is clear.

Best
Frank


And the best for all Gandalf registered user ...
The WB version 4.32h is after Paderborn available.
The UCI Gandalf 4.32h version coming soon.

I like this, UCI power with Shredder, SOS and Gandalf, furthermore with the
super interesting programs Capture, LambChop and also the attack master Patzer.
Yace is also compatible to UCI and I hope more programs for this nice GUI coming
soon.



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