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Subject: Re: is shr.paderborn an improvement on s6?

Author: Sandro Necchi

Date: 03:53:15 04/04/02

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On April 03, 2002 at 14:26:11, Bertil Eklund wrote:

>On April 03, 2002 at 01:13:31, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>
>>On April 01, 2002 at 02:03:15, Chessfun wrote:
>>
>>>On April 01, 2002 at 01:55:29, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>>>
>>>>On March 31, 2002 at 16:46:42, liam hearns wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>thanks in advance!
>>>>
>>>>I did not have time enough to test it very much
>>>
>>>>, but I got the impression it is about 15 to 20 points stronger than 6.0
>>>
>>>
>>>April fool ?.
>>>
>>>Sarah.
>>
>>Well, believe it or not after seeing/analysing something like 20000 computer
>>games and even more human games in more than 20 years and knowing most of the
>>programs which have been available and very many experimenthal verions that have
>>been made since 1976 I usually able to see if a program is stronger and how much
>>in a few games.
>>This is because I know what they do not know and what they and when their
>>evaluation is wrong and why.
>>However before stating something I prefer to have test games results also.
>>
>>Maybe I will not be able to do it in the future, but so far I was able to.
>>
>>Sandro
>
>Hi!
>
>I am sorry but it is absolutely impossible to notice 15-20 elo points
>differences between two programs without several houndred games, maybee if one
>version is x% faster than the previuous (without any other changess)
>
>We see this all the time here when GMs and other "experts" judge a program after
> one or two games.

Hi Bertil,

I am sorry too, but it is possible.

Sandro
>
>Bertil



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