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Subject: Re: Estimated Elo Of ChessTiger on PalmVx

Author: Drazen Marovic

Date: 22:33:23 11/03/01

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On November 03, 2001 at 23:29:51, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On November 03, 2001 at 20:55:27, Dr. Franklin wrote:
>
>>On November 03, 2001 at 00:27:23, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>
>>>On November 03, 2001 at 00:09:26, Drazen Marovic wrote:
>>>
>>>>On November 02, 2001 at 20:14:11, Christophe Theron wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On November 02, 2001 at 14:42:26, Drazen Marovic wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>What is the Estimated Elo Of ChessTiger on PalmVx?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Between 2000 and 2100 FIDE elo.
>>>>>
>>>>Is the novag Sapphire much better hardware than what the PalmVx provides?  I
>>>>believe novage claims between 2200 and 2300 elo?
>>>
>>>
>>>They are probably claiming USCF elo, which is different than FIDE elo. The
>>>Sapphire II is rated 2012 elo by the SSDF (SSDF elo is close to FIDE elo).
>>>
>>>If you want a source of objective ratings, please have a look at the SSDF list:
>>>
>>>  http://home3.swipnet.se/~w-36794/ssdf/nr000.htm
>>>
>>>Then you can have a look at the comparison between Chess Tiger for Palm and
>>>ChessGenius for Palm:
>>>
>>>  http://www.chesstiger.com/ctgen.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>    Christophe
>>
>>  I believe the Novag saffire2 is much stronger then 2012, so in this Case SSDF
>>is way off.
>
>
>
>It is possible. Some time ago they have decided to subtract 100 points to ALL
>the programs and computers in their list, just because they felt (with some
>evidence) that the top programs/computers were overrated.
>
>OK, it was probably justified for the top of the list.
>
>But even the bottom of the list has got this "punishement".
>
>I think it was definitely a wrong thing to do. Now the bottom of the list is
>underrated by 100 elo points, approximately.
>
>I think they thought that nobody cared anymore for the bottom of the list, but
>it is wrong. Handheld computers are the new trend in chess computers, and they
>belong to the part of the list which is now underrated.
>
>Thus more and more people will complain.
>
>
>
>    Christophe

So do you think Tiger on the palm Vx is stronger than sapphire?



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