Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 14:29:32 05/01/01
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On May 01, 2001 at 17:15:39, Uri Blass wrote: [snip] >When a lot of programs play in a tournament opening preperation against specific >opponents is more important. > >The number of games of every program in a tournament is also usually smaller >than the number of games in a match so I do not think that I can get better idea >about the question which program is better from a tournament. I think it answers a different question. The first set (against a large pool of different players) answers the question: "Against this set of opponents, which program seems the strongest?" Against the second set (a large number of games against a single opponent) it answers the question: "Between these two foes, which one will fare the best head-to-head" Extrapolation beyond either of these questions is largely speculation. I think if you want the best program against humans, it would be best to play against a pool of humans. And if you want the best program against Kramnik, you should play a large number of games with each prospective engine against Kraminik. Now, I don't think we can realistically realize this, but I think that is the best way to secure the right outcome. Of course, that assumes that Kraminik fully cooperates by playing his hardest against each engine, and that he never has a sequence of mental lapses or indifference. In short, it is very hard to design the experiment properly.
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