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Subject: Re: Ferret = Freeware

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 18:17:36 08/22/01

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On August 22, 2001 at 21:00:25, Charles Young wrote:

>On August 22, 2001 at 20:12:13, Robert Pawlak wrote:
>
>>Ok, I'll take the bait.
>
>Nope no bait just the facts.
>
>The ICCA tournament is not statistically significant as not enough games are
>played.  But there are eighteen programs participating using swiss pairing, so
>we "can" gauge the strength of programs.
>
>If we use Crafty as a program strength baseline, in my opinion, Ferret is not as
>strong as Crafty.  I believe that Ferret is a relatively weak compared to the
>professional computer chess programs.


I believe that is a flawed conclusion.  I have played more than my share of
games vs ferret, and Bruce wins more than he loses.  Even with a hardware
disadvantage against me.



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