Author: James T. Walker
Date: 10:19:41 03/25/02
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On March 25, 2002 at 09:44:32, Thorsten Czub wrote: >On March 25, 2002 at 06:47:02, James T. Walker wrote: >>Hello Thorsten, > >hi ! > >>The results may improve very slightly at 40/2 (maybe not) > > >i am sure the result will be better. > > >> but there is no >>"accurate" setting on CSTal's opening book. > >it makes no sense to use the BIG book without preparation. > >i don't want to tune with unfair means. >my idea is mainly, to throw fritz as fast out of book as possible. > >this cannot be solved with setting both programs playing optimal out of book. >what you will get with YOUR method is endless lines out of book. >and the programs land in a position like russian roulette. >this is not IMO what i would like to see for cstal happen. > >so better book setting means: throw fritz out of book without coming into a lost >position. > > > >> There are 3 settings. They are: >>Popularity, Strength & Random. I used the "Strength" setting and the Large.bok >>of over 520 M. > > >right. this was wrong. >it is russian roulette. >the engine has no chance to direct the game. > > >>As for your "right style" we have heard this from you before >>when you tried to convince everybody you had created a style that was better >>than the original. > >i don't have to convince anybody. i have my own machines in my living room and >can prove my own styles. > >> Even you had to finally admit your style was not better. > > >depends which one you talk about. > >> In >>any case. > > >no - not in any case. maybe in any case in your fantasy. > > >> I am comparing the two original programs as sold to the public. > >1997 against 2002 ?? >if you compare the versions as sold, you must compare version 2 of cstal against >version CD of fritz, this means a buggy fritz against a buggy cstal. ******** Not true! The updates are considered part of the commercial program since they were offered to the buying public as part of the original cost. So update vs update is perfectly normal (for most people). ********** > >the bigger bug loses :-)) >so far about your measuring. >you measure which team had the less bugs. ************* That would be true if I followed your suggestion and played the original CD vs original CD. I did not. ************ > >> That >>is the only thing that really matters. > >aha. >why ? > > > >>I have no "killer book" for either side >>(which would be unfair). > >i don't talk about killer books. > > >>CSTal was a great idea but it is not as good as the >>top commercial programs. > >when other programs make a step backwards, this is good for the old programs. *********** Of course I can't argue with that logic. But Fritz has not stepped backwards (or show me the proof). ************* > > >> Who knows what would have happened if Chris had stuck >>to it. I wish he had. >>Jim > >could . would. wish. good . food . dish. ?
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