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Subject: Re: Updating engines during tournaments? (Odyssee Tournament)

Author: Bertil Eklund

Date: 06:04:42 03/08/01

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On March 08, 2001 at 08:35:12, Uri Blass wrote:

>On March 08, 2001 at 08:28:53, Bertil Eklund wrote:
>
>>On March 07, 2001 at 21:29:33, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>
>>>On March 07, 2001 at 16:52:41, Chessfun wrote:
>>>
>>>>On March 07, 2001 at 00:19:31, Robert Hyatt wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On March 06, 2001 at 22:45:11, Chessfun wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>The fact that Thorsten's are closer to the WMCCC neither makes it better nor the
>>>>>>results more trustworthy. I would believe the SSDF or Enrique's results
>>>>>>more than either the WMCCC or Thorsten's tourney run as it is. The number of
>>>>>>games played and the fact that those programs are available to all users being
>>>>>>the main reasons.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>In Thorsten's current tourney for example there are programs running whose
>>>>>>settings are unknown such as Shredder 4 chessbits and Genius 6.5 Czub style.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>this is no different from the dozens of other basement tournaments that
>>>>>get reported here.  500 different chessmaster personalities.  tournaments
>>>>>with oddball books.  Tournaments with the nunn starting positions.  All
>>>>>are interesting.  each is no more or less valuable than the others...
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>There are slight differences. Typically posters of those CM basement
>>>>tourneys do post the settings of the different engines. I have never seen
>>>>a tournament from any Nunn starting positions, matches yes, but tourneys would
>>>>be interesting.
>>>>
>>>>Again as I have said it is his tourney to run as he sees fit even the current
>>>>change of Fritz 6 to Deep Fritz two totally different programs. Now what happens
>>>>at the end a little note...1. Deep Fritz was Fritz 6b through 3 rounds.
>>>>etc etc.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>Further a program in any of it's modified forms can win the WMCCC 10 years in a
>>>>>>row and I would still trust the SSDF results as being more accurate. They play
>>>>>>more games and use the exact software available to anyone.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>This question now though about Enrique's the WMCCC and Thorsten's tournaments
>>>>>>ignores your earlier statement which is what I originally responded to about the
>>>>>>SSDF. That their results are more representative of the user product plus
>>>>>>my previous statement that there never was any proof that anything irregular
>>>>>>happened.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Sarah.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>It is hard to prove things when _all_ games are not publicly available.  I
>>>>>personally don't care myself, as it doesn't really matter to me since I don't
>>>>>sell a chess product and don't depend on their rating list for advertising
>>>>>my chess engine to increase sales.
>>>>>
>>>>>In any case, I see no reason to grumble about adding new versions as they
>>>>>become available.  Since it is no different than every other computer chess
>>>>>event that has been held where programmers attend.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>This statement is fine, as I said originally I joined this thread after you
>>>>statement about the SSDF which it nows appears you are removing.
>>>
>>>Not at all.  So far as I recall, the SSDF _did_ test a version of fritz that
>>>you could _not_ buy.  I also believe they have accepted other bugfixes from time
>>>to time, but I'm not the one to answer for them.  Perhaps they can respond since
>>>several of the testers are regular posters here?
>>
>>Hi!
>>
>>It was the same version of Fritz5/16 but with a working autoplayer.
>>There was also some other well-known persons that received the auto232 version
>>of F5. It is about the same as that some people received Rebel10 with autoplayer
>>but SSDF didn't.
>>We accept bug-fixes if they are publically available in example Hiarcs7 to 7.01
>>or the fix for the Tiger12-book.
>>
>>Bertil SSDF
>
>If I remember correctly there was at least one case when Fritz5(with the
>autoplayer) amd Fritz5(without the autoplayer) did not play the same move.
>I am not sure if it was about Fritz5 but I am sure it was about the autoplayer.
>
>I think that Enrique can give more details.
>
>Uri

Hi!

Ok, in that case please give me some details.
I checked some games with F5/16 with and without autoplayer and there wasn't any
difference. It was F5/16 against some Rebel-version.


Bertil



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