Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 05:31:42 03/30/98
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On March 30, 1998 at 08:01:13, Eran wrote: >Hi, > >I am a little bit confused with using Analyse database menu with BT-2630 >or BS-2830 in Rebel9. I want to know the accurate Elo rating of my >computer using Rebel9, and I am not sure if using Analyse database menu >with BT-2630 or BS-2830 will give correct Elo rating for my computer. > >Does Analysing database BT-2630 or BS-2830 give correct Elo rating? NO!!! (subtle answer) For a number of reasons, all valid, you won't get a correct rating out of any test suite. It takes very many games, preferably against strong human opponents at regular time controls. As a consequence, nobody knows for sure the actual rating of any program. Enrique > Can >I go ahead and use it easily? Will a new Analysis.dat database tell me >about the accurate Elo rating for my computer using Rebel9? > >If not, should I watch carefully each time I load a position into my >computer and write down a solution then? It is time-consuming . . . . :( > >Is fixed user level of 15:00 minutes correct for analysing BT-2630 or >BS-2830 to give correct Elo rating for my computer? If not, what is the >correct level for that please? > >As to finding a correct solution during analysing a position in a >database, I am not sure exactly which move is the correct solution of a >position. Let's suppose, if a move was found right after the program >changed its mind the last time, then several more *same move* lines were >found till the end of fifteen minutes, which is the correct move for a >solution of a position, the move right after the program changed its >mind the last time or the last move at the end of fifteen minutes? > >Your help is greatly appreciated. Please email me privately, too. :) > >Thank you, >Eran >Rebel9 Enduser >Email: mrerk@earthlink.net
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