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Subject: Mathematics ;-)

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 06:48:14 05/25/02

On May 25, 2002 at 03:55:58, Sandro Necchi wrote:

>THE SSDF RATING LIST 2002-05-22   86121 games played by  240 computers
>                                           Rating   +     -  Games   Won  Oppo
>                                           ------  ---   --- -----   ---  ----
>   1 Fritz 7.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz         2730   33   -31   494   64%  2626
>   2 Chess Tiger 14.0 CB 256MB Athlon 1200   2722   33   -32   477   63%  2626
>   3 Gambit Tiger 2.0  256MB Athlon 1200     2720   34   -33   441   62%  2635
>   4 Deep Fritz 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz        2714   33   -32   482   63%  2623
>   5 Shredder 6.0  256MB Athlon 1200 MHz     2713   35   -34   432   64%  2611
>   6 Junior 7.0  256MB  Athlon 1200 MHz      2693   31   -31   511   57%  2641
>
>Shredder 6.32 (CB version) is 27 points behind Fritz 7


In fact Shredder is *17* points behind Fritz 7. ;-)
2730 - 2713 :-)


>  14 Fritz 7.0  128MB K6-2 450 MHz           2631   45   -44   250   56%  2592
>  14 Junior 7.0  128MB K6-2 450 MHz          2631   27   -26   739   67%  2507


Shouldn't be the program listed higher which has a smaller margin of error (=
has played more games)?


>  16 Chess Tiger 14.0 CB 128MB K6-2 450 MHz  2630   28   -27   652   62%  2541
>  16 Shredder 6.0 UCI 128MB K6-2 450 MHz     2630   65   -62   124   57%  2578
>  18 Fritz 6.0  128MB K6-2 450 MHz           2623   23   -22  1014   63%  2529
>
>Shredder 6.0 (UCI version) is 1 point behind Fritz 7
>
> SSDF comment
>
>We have played 124 games with the UCI-version of
>Shredder 6.0 K6-2 450 MHz, using the opening book of
>Sandro Necchi. So far the rating is 2630. With so few
>games it's difficult to draw any conclusions concerning
>which opening book Shredder 6.0 might benefit most from.
>
>My comment:
>
>What is 26 points difference?
>
>Apparently NOTHING:-))
>
>No other comments are needed.
>
>Sandro Necchi


Exactly. And that is why I've been saying for ages that at least the top-5
programs play on ONE level. None of them is really significant stronger than the
others.

Re: Mathematics ;-) Georg v. Zimmermann 08:19:58 05/25/02
Re: Mathematics ;-) Vincent Diepeveen 08:18:41 05/25/02
- Re: Mathematics ;-) Torstein Hall 09:58:28 05/25/02
  - Re: Mathematics ;-) Vincent Diepeveen 13:28:15 05/26/02
  - Stronger Harald Faber 12:50:30 05/25/02
    - Stronger Jeroen Noomen 13:02:54 05/25/02
      - Re: Stronger Harald Faber 00:44:07 05/26/02
        
        Re: Stronger Martin Schubert 01:22:31 05/26/02
      - Re: Stronger Bertil Eklund 16:18:51 05/25/02
        
        Re: Stronger Jeroen Noomen 01:15:13 05/26/02
        
        Re: Stronger Martin Schubert 23:57:26 05/25/02
        
        Re: Stronger Rolf Tueschen 05:28:06 05/26/02
        
        Re: Stronger Bertil Eklund 00:33:24 05/27/02
        
        Re: Stronger Jeroen Noomen 01:16:20 05/26/02
- Re: SSDF first five places deserve equal admiration ! Jorge Pichard 09:04:43 05/25/02
  - Re: SSDF first five places deserve equal admiration ! Sandro Necchi 10:17:17 05/25/02

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