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Subject: Re: SSDF Rating List 01-10-02

Author: Mark Young

Date: 04:42:12 10/03/01

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On October 03, 2001 at 06:52:54, Uri Blass wrote:

>On October 03, 2001 at 06:23:09, Thoralf Karlsson wrote:
>
>>      THE SSDF RATING LIST 2001-10-02   81185 games played by  226 computers
>>                                           Rating   +     -  Games   Won  Oppo
>>                                           ------  ---   --- -----   ---  ----
>>   1 Deep Fritz 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz        2726   55   -51   182   65%  2618
>>   2 Gambit Tiger 2.0  256MB Athlon 1200     2720   50   -48   205   59%  2653
>>   3 Chess Tiger 14.0 CB 256MB Athlon 1200   2703   49   -46   230   65%  2592
>>   4 Shredder 5.32  256MB Athlon 1200        2699   50   -47   222   67%  2577
>>   5 Junior 7.0  256MB  Athlon 1200          2679   61   -59   140   59%  2615
>>   6 Deep Fritz  128MB K6-2 450 MHz          2654   27   -26   731   63%  2560
>>   7 Gandalf 4.32h  256MB Athlon 1200 MHz    2653   68   -63   119   61%  2574
>>   8 Gambit Tiger 2.0  128MB K6-2 450 MHz    2640   30   -29   592   66%  2521
>>   9 Chess Tiger 14.0 CB 128MB K6-2 450 MHz  2632   32   -30   537   66%  2518
>>  10 Junior 7.0  128MB K6-2 450 MHz          2624   45   -42   271   65%  2518
>>  11 Fritz 6.0  128MB K6-2 450 MHz           2623   23   -23   968   64%  2521
>>  12 Shredder 5.0  128MB  K6-2 450 MHz       2601   24   -23   928   63%  2509
>>  13 Shredder 5.32  128MB K6-2 450 MHz       2600   36   -34   409   61%  2517
>>  14 Junior 6.0  128MB K6-2 450 MHz          2596   20   -19  1305   61%  2514
>>  15 Chess Tiger 12.0 DOS 128MB K6-2 450 MHz 2582   24   -24   857   58%  2525
>>  16 Shredder 4.0  128MB  K6-2 450 MHz       2566   23   -23   944   59%  2505
>>  17 Fritz 5.32  128MB K6-2 450 MHz          2552   25   -25   804   58%  2497
>>  18 Nimzo 7.32  128MB K6-2 450 MHz          2551   23   -23   937   57%  2498
>>  19 Nimzo 8.0  128MB K6-2 450 MHz           2549   26   -26   715   54%  2521
>>  20 Junior 5.0  128MB K6-2 450 MHz          2536   24   -24   835   56%  2491
>>  21 Gandalf 4.32f  128MB K6-2 450 MHz       2532   28   -28   627   51%  2525
>>  22 Hiarcs 7.32  128MB K6-2 450 MHz         2522   25   -24   809   52%  2506
>>  22 Hiarcs 7.01  128MB K6-2 450 MHz         2522   34   -34   419   46%  2550
>>  24 SOS  128MB  K6-2 450 MHz                2519   21   -21  1130   50%  2519
>>  24 Rebel Century 3.0  128MB K6-2 450 MHz   2519   30   -30   546   49%  2525
>>  26 Chessmaster 8000  128MB K6-2 450 MHz    2516   44   -45   251   45%  2549
>>  27 Gandalf 4.32h  128MB K6-2 450 MHz       2511   41   -41   286   52%  2496
>>  28 Goliath Light  128MB K6-2 450 MHz       2502   27   -27   668   44%  2545
>>  29 Nimzo 99  128MB K6-2 450 MHz            2490   24   -24   867   48%  2504
>>  30 Crafty 17.07/CB 128MB K6-2 450 MHz      2488   24   -24   857   47%  2506
>>  31 Fritz 5.32  64MB P200 MMX               2478   17   -17  1679   50%  2476
>>  32 Genius 6.5  128MB  K6-2 450 MHz         2475   29   -29   565   48%  2488
>>  33 Chessmaster 6000  64MB P200 MMX         2474   61   -53   184   76%  2278
>>  33 MChess Pro 8.0  128MB K6-2 450 MHz      2474   28   -28   629   42%  2532
>>  35 Hiarcs 7.32  64MB P200 MMX              2469   22   -22  1042   53%  2448
>>  36 Nimzo 99  64MB P200 MMX                 2447   23   -23   885   51%  2440
>>  37 Junior 5.0  64MB P200 MMX               2432   18   -19  1429   45%  2469
>>  38 Rebel 9.0  47MB P200 MMX                2421   24   -23   900   61%  2342
>>  39 Shredder 3.0  64MB P200 MMX             2417   20   -20  1190   49%  2424
>>  40 Zarkov 5.0  64MB P200 MMX               2409   25   -26   749   42%  2469
>>  41 Shredder 2.0  58MB P200 MMX             2402   19   -19  1314   44%  2441
>>  42 Genius 5.0 DOS  46MB P200 MMX           2391   20   -20  1197   49%  2395
>>  42 MChess Pro 8.0  64MB P200 MMX           2391   27   -27   681   53%  2367
>>  44 Gandalf 3.0  64MB P200 MMX              2365   41   -40   307   59%  2297
>>  45 WChess2000  64MB P200 MMX               2355   31   -32   522   36%  2457
>>  46 R30 v. 2.5                              2274   41   -38   343   69%  2135
>>  47 Meph Genius 68 030 33 MHz               2198   45   -44   248   55%  2161
>>  48 Berlin Pro 68 020 24 MHz                2125   24   -24   850   58%  2071
>>  49 Atlanta    SH7000 20 MHz                2090   29   -28   647   69%  1949
>>  50 Sapphire II                             2012   35   -33   444   63%  1916
>>
>>
>> 1 Deep Fritz 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz, 2726
>>GT2.0 A1200     21.5-18.5  CT14.0 A1200      20-20    Junior6 K6450     30-12
>>Nimzo 8 K6450   29.5-10.5  Nimzo98 P200X     17-3
>>
>> 2 Gambit Tiger 2.0  256MB Athlon 1200, 2720
>>DpFritz A1200   18.5-21.5  CT14.0 A1200      21-19    Shre532 A1200   20.5-19.5
>>Junior7 A1200   24.5-16.5  Fritz532 P200     37-7
>>
>> 3 Chess Tiger 14.0 CB 256MB Athlon 1200, 2703
>>DpFritz A1200     20-20    GT2.0 A1200       19-21    Nimzo 8 K6450   32.5-15.5
>>Hiar732 K6450   37.5-12.5  SOS  K6-2 450     30-10    Nimzo98 P200X     11-1
>>
>> 4 Shredder 5.32  256MB Athlon 1200, 2699
>>GT2.0 A1200     19.5-20.5  CT14 CB K6450   27.5-12.5  Ch.Ti12 K6450   23.5-18.5
>>Junior5 K6450   28.5-11.5  Nimzo99 K6450     32-8     Nimzo98 P200X     17-3
>>
>> 5 Junior 7.0  256MB  Athlon 1200, 2679
>>GT2.0 A1200     16.5-24.5  Gan432h A1200     21-11    Ch.Ti12 K6450     25-17
>>Junior5 K6450      3-2     Nimzo98 P200X     17-3
>>
>> 7 Gandalf 4.32h  256MB Athlon 1200 MHz, 2653
>>Junior7 A1200     11-21    Shre532 K6450      5-2     Ch.Ti12 K6450     24-16
>>Fritz532 P200   32.5-7.5
>>
>> 10 Junior 7.0  128MB K6-2 450 MHz, 2624
>>DpFritz K6450   21.5-20.5  GambTig K6450     19-21    Goliath K6450   23.5-16.5
>>Fritz532 P200   28.5-13.5  MCP8 K6-2 450   30.5-9.5   Junior5 P200X   17.5-7.5
>>Shre3 P200MMX   34.5-7.5
>>
>> 13 Shredder 5.32  128MB K6-2 450 MHz, 2600
>>DpFritz K6450   15.5-26.5  Gan432h A1200      2-5     GambTig K6450     17-23
>>Junior6 K6450   25.5-30.5  Nimzo 8 K6450   17.5-17.5  Nimzo99 K6450      1-0
>>Fritz532 P200     26-14    Hiar732 P200X   31.5-12.5  Junior5 P200X     34-8
>>Nimzo98 P200X   31.5-8.5   Shre3 P200MMX     33-9     Shred 2 P200X     17-3
>>
>> 27 Gandalf 4.32h  128MB K6-2 450 MHz, 2511
>>GambTig K6450     12-28    Nimzo 8 K6450     17-25    SOS  K6-2 450   20.5-19.5
>>Fritz532 P200   20.5-19.5  MCP8 K6-2 450     14-9     Junior5 P200X   22.5-16.5
>>Shre3 P200MMX   28.5-13.5  Shred 2 P200X     14-6
>>
>>
>>
>>Until 1998 the SSDF rating list came out rather
>>regularly, about every 6-7 weeks. During the recent
>>years the time interval has increased to ten weeks
>>in average. The present list now appears more than
>>16 weeks after the former one... Where will this end?
>>
>>Although it might seem so, we have no intention to
>>cancel the publication of the SSDF rating list! The
>>reason for the present delay is our ongoing shift of
>>hardware. We wanted to include six of the strongest
>>programs on the faster hardware on the first occasion.
>>And this takes time, especially since our capacity is
>>split between faster and slower hardware.
>>
>>Since June 11, we have played 2143 new tournament games.
>>What conclusions can be drawn from these games? The strength
>>of the new programs doesn't differ much from their pre-
>>decessors, unfortunately. But new hardware continues to
>>give significant increases in their SSDF ratings! It
>>could be that some programs earn clearly more than others
>>on faster hardware. And Deep Fritz is still on the top of
>>the list!
>>
>>Let's first look at the new programs on K6-2 450. Junior 7.0
>>K6-2 450 MHz has a rating of 2624 after 271 games, which is
>>28 points more than Junior 6.0 has. More games will show if
>>this is a significant increase or not. We have played 409
>>games with Shredder 5.32 K6-2, and it's present rating is
>>2600. As can be seen it has practically speaking the same
>>rating as Shredder 5.0, only one point differs. The result
>>for Gandalf 4.32h K6-2 450 MHz is 21 points less than what
>>the predecessor 4.32f has.
>>
>>Among the older programs on K6-2 450 MHz, there are some
>>changes worth mentioning. Chessmaster 8000 has received
>>14 more points, Gambit Tiger 2.0 has gone down 10 points
>>and Nimzo 8.0 K6-2 is seven points up.
>>
>>Athlon 1200 MHz with 256MB RAM is the new hardware level
>>on the SSDF rating list. The average rating increase is
>>so far 84 points! Junior 7.0 has earned the least, with only
>>55 points. Shredder 5.32 is 99 points up and Gandalf 4.32h
>>has 142 points more!! OK, we have only played 119 games
>>with Steen Suurballes program, so much could change with
>>more games. But since the speed gain for Gandalf 4.32h is
>>larger than for other programs, it might well be that the
>>trend is true.
>>
>>The main difference between Athlon 1200 and K6-2 450 comes
>>from the above mentioned. On Athlon Shredder 5.32 is higher
>>placed than Junior 7.0, and Gandalf 4.32h is much closer to
>>the top of the list. Deep Fritz is leading on both lists,
>>closely followed by the two Tiger-versions.
>>
>>Next list will probably appear in November. Hopefully
>>Fritz 7.0 will be included on that list.
>>
>>Thoralf Karlsson
>
>The list support mark young's claim that Gambittiger earns more from fast
>hardware relative to tiger14(80>71) but unfortunately there are not enough games
>to see significant difference when there is a possible error of 50 elo in the
>rating if we want 95% confidence.
>
>We probably need 20,000 games of both programs in order to get possible error in
>rating of 5 elo and if we continue to get similiar difference of 9 elo in the
>improevement between Gambit2 and Tiger14 then it may be a convincing evidence
>that Mark young is right.
>
>Here is the improvement in rating.
>It may be interesting to see also a list of the improvement in speed because I
>know that the 142 for gandalf is explained(at least part of it) by bigger speed
>improvement from the A1200

Gandalf, and Junior 7 at the top and bottom of the list also are the two
programs with the fewest games played by far. I would expect to see Gandalf drop
down some and Junior 7 to jump up a bit on this list. Junior 7 - 55 point jump
due to hardware seems very low.


>
>1)Gandalf4.32h 2653-2511=142
>2)Shredder5.32 2699-2600=99
>3)Gambittiger 2720-2640=80
>4)Deep Fritz 2726-2654=72
>5)Tiger14 2703-2632=71
>6)Junior7 2679-2624=55
>
>Uri



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