Author: Howard Exner
Date: 23:19:27 04/22/98
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On April 22, 1998 at 13:57:15, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: >On April 22, 1998 at 13:01:35, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >>Points Score >>0 50% >>100 60% >>200 75% >>300 85% >> >>I've rounded these a little, but they're within a percent or so. >> >>So, if you think DB is 300 points better than micro program X, you'd >>think it would score at least +8 -1 =1 or +7 -0 =3. >DB may beat the best micro by 8.5-1.5, or even, 9-1, or, 10-0, but this >does NOT mean that its results against humans will be just as good, and >300 rating points better. I support this view also that comp vs comp strength is uniquely different than comp vs human strength. It is risky to extrapolate one to the other. >I'd venture to say that its hypothetical >results vs humans should not exceed the best micro's results by more >than 100-150 rating points. Thus, we talk of two different things -- DB >may exploit a micro (or chess software)'s weaknesses quite consistently, >but this does not apply to humans who are always prone to mistakes, >errors, etc. Thus, another 'guestimate': DB (approximately) 2700, best >micro (computer software) on a Pentium II / AMD K6 400 Mhz 2550-2600. There is so little data out there on comp vs human play at 40/2 (elo is based on 40/2). Are there clues to estimating strength on seeing "X" ply further than other programs? How many points is 10 ply vs 9 and is this the same as 16 ply vs 15?
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