Author: James T. Walker
Date: 08:00:32 12/16/01
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On December 15, 2001 at 16:28:04, Jeroen van Dorp wrote: >Just for the record: there is no sense in this match. >Why do I do it? Answer: because I can. >Every kid wants to play with his new toys ;) > >I find it nice to see how a program plays, and to see if I can discover a style >- or flaws for that matter. Maybe other people do the same, and the games might >be interesting to them. That's all. The message wasn't intended to tell anything >about the strenghts, but more about comparing playing style. I don't think much >has changed. > >About the results: I think they're awfully close, and I didn't expect something >else. In the first stage of the tournament Shredder 5 ran away quite easily from >S6, so it could have been the reverse. Based on this results only, for blitz 3,0 >the rating difference in this match was about 17 or 18 points. In my opinion >that is: equally strong in this match. > >The "werbung" from Chessbase says SMK has improved some algorithms. Maybe >Shredder 6 works relatively better at longer time controls. I won't check it, I >need my PC :)) > > > >Here's a situation from a game where I doubted to adjudicate: > >[D]6k1/6p1/4K1P1/3B4/8/8/8/8 w - - 0 142 > >S6 won this game because S5 forfeited on time. > >In principle black still can win, as the black pawn will promote on the right >square - or better: white has the wrong bishop. > >But which white player will go wrong here? And furthermore: which white player >will be able to mate black here? I think it's a draw, but technically speaking >black could still win, so - I let it. Maybe people here more familiar with >adjudication have different opinions. >If you would declare it a draw - there goes another point difference... > >J. This position is a tablebase draw. Where are your tablebases?? Also with tablebases the moves come almost instantly and there is no need to lose on time. Jim
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