Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 19:43:19 05/01/01
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On May 01, 2001 at 17:15:39, Uri Blass wrote: >On May 01, 2001 at 16:42:24, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On May 01, 2001 at 15:30:26, Ulrich Tuerke wrote: >> >>>On May 01, 2001 at 12:18:47, Bruce Moreland wrote: >>> >>>>On May 01, 2001 at 10:40:06, Chessfun wrote: >>>> >>>>>On May 01, 2001 at 10:33:01, Rajen Gupta wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>after drawing 12-12 with junior. fritz is now leading in the play-off 2-0. dont >>>>>>know what sort of play off this is or how long.in my opinion the 2 prog should >>>>>>now be allowed to beat up other progs (and find which one does it more >>>>>>effectively) or submit the games to a panel of expert human GMs to get their >>>>>>opinion as to which of the 2 plays more human-like!and has better chances of >>>>>>winning aginst a human super gm >>>>>> >>>>>>rajen >>>>> >>>>>According to Chessbase www.chessbase.com the play-off is over Fritz won. >>>>> >>>>>Sarah. >>>> >>>>Did this prove scientifically which is the best program? Was the luck factor >>>>removed? >>> >>>Yes, the element of luck had been removed to a very high degree. At least for >>>those programs which did not participate in this play-off. >>> >>>Uli >> >> >>:) >> >>Suppose it had been a 22 game match. or a 30 game match. Care to wager who >>would have won? >> >>The closer two programs are, the more it becomes a "coin toss". >> >>You get a better idea when a bunch of programs play in a tournament rather than >>two programs in a basement match. > >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. > >Uri I do. I believe it harder to beat a group of opponents one game each than it is to beat a single opponent in a multiple-game match. From lots of experience. Preparation (opening traps) is much harder to do. You play against a variety of opponents with a variety of strengths and weaknesses, etc..
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