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Subject: Re: Shredder 6 test: Fritz 7a

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 22:12:01 12/16/01

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On December 16, 2001 at 23:14:30, Christophe Theron wrote:

>On December 16, 2001 at 06:47:31, Harald Faber wrote:
>
>>On December 16, 2001 at 06:40:46, Sergei Smith wrote:
>>
>>>On December 16, 2001 at 06:07:40, Harald Faber wrote:
>>>
>>>>A horrible, desastrous result for Shredder 6: 1.5-8.5 vs. Fritz 7a is crushing.
>>>>(Game #11 ended draw)
>>>>I haven't found the time to take a closer look at the games.
>>>>
>>>>Currently Shredder 6 - Junior 7: 1.5-0.5
>>>>
>>>>Games etc. like always available at www.harald-faber.de
>>>
>>>Shredder may be stronger at longer time settings, at time settings of 1 move in
>>>3 minutes. I'd try those.
>>
>>Did you read the match conditions? I doubt that. I am testing 40/120+60.
>
>
>
>:) :) :)
>
>That's an automatic answer: when program X performs badly, the automatic answer
>is that you should have played at longer time controls.

I just expected that in the meantime really everyone knows that I *exclusively*
test with tournament time control.

>I know a lot of programs (actually all the ones that are not close enough to the
>top of the SSDF) that are supposed to play much stronger at longer time
>controls.

Actually I know two programs where this is correct: Junior 7 and Shredder.
Especially Shredder is a phenomenon. The g/180 results are much worse for
Shredder than 40/120+60.

>One thing I don't understand: nobody ever complains the opposite. I mean: when
>was the last time you have heard "you should have played faster time controls"?
>
>    Christophe

Because in faster time controls only Fritz wins. ;-)



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