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Subject: Re: SSDF Questions

Author: Wayne Lowrance

Date: 12:10:15 12/15/01

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On December 15, 2001 at 12:09:22, Frank Quisinsky wrote:

>On December 15, 2001 at 11:30:00, Bertil Eklund wrote:
>
>>On December 15, 2001 at 10:16:06, James T. Walker wrote:
>>
>>>Can anyone give me the URL to the official SSDF site where the SSDF list is
>>>posted?
>>>Is the 10-02-01 list the latest?
>>>Does anyone have an explanation for why Gandalf 4.32h increased by over 140
>>>points when going from K6-450 to A1200 since the average for other programs was
>>>about 75 points???
>>>This also brings up the other question.  Why was Gandalf 4.32g not tested with
>>>the Athlon 1200 when it was rated higher than Gandalf 4.32h on K6-450 ????
>>>Something is very strange here.
>>>Jim
>>
>>Hi!
>>
>>As has been told here earlier, it is two programs that clearly "dislikes" the
>>AMD K6-2 cpu and it is Crafty and Gandalf. Both performs like a P3-300-333, when
>>the other "top-programs" performs about the same as a P3 450.
>>I guess we will see a big increase in performance for Crafty when it appears on
>>A1200. First results seems to indicate it.
>>
>>Bertil
>
>Hello Bertil,
>
>I told you last year that K6 is not the best hardware for Gandalf, also for
>Crafty. And I am sure ... Gandalf 4.32h with longer time controls as 40/120 on
>fast Athlon hardware make more points compare to other top programs.
>
>After all my test is Gandalf 4.32h for analyses (not for endgame analyses) for
>me the best program on the market (maybe Fritz 7 or Shredder 6 or Junior 7, have
>not testet this engines).
>
>If Gandalf 5 only 40 points stronger we have maybe on 2.0 GHz and tournament
>time a new number one. Which time and hardware comes Gandalf ...
>
>And for sure ...
>Gandalf played from all top engines the most short games with tactial
>combinations (also strong here Gambit-Tiger) ... if I look in my databases!
>
>And ...
>The program is running under WinBoard and all other commercial GUIs.
>
>A litte bit publicity for Gandalf :-)
>But all this is 100%ig right !!
>
>I like fire on the board so I like Gandalf, like WinBoard so I like Gandalf.
>
>Best
>Frank

Commision earned mate

Wayne



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