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Subject: Re: Is computers winning more with black? ( in Comp. vs Comp )

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 01:49:30 07/28/98

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On July 28, 1998 at 03:53:06, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On July 28, 1998 at 03:40:14, Torstein Hall wrote:
>
>>I have no statistical evidence to back up this, but after looking at quite a few
>>Comp vs Comp  games it looks like computers programs with  Black has an bigger
>>winning percentage than black in Human vs Human games.
>>
>>If someone has a big database of Comp. games, perhaps they could check this out?
>>
>>Torstein
>
>Against stronger programs I've noticed the opposite.  For example. Bruce and I
>played a pretty long match a few months ago and the score was nearly perfect
>for white...
>
>Speaking for Crafty, it definitely does better as white when playing other
>programs on icc at least...

One thing is doing better with white. The score for black can still be higher
than in a normal GM game. eg.  If black has a win percentage of 35 in computer
games vs 28 in GM games we still have a significant difference.

Torstein



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