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Subject: Re: SSDF first five places deserve equal admiration !

Author: Sandro Necchi

Date: 10:17:17 05/25/02

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On May 25, 2002 at 12:04:43, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On May 25, 2002 at 11:18:41, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>On May 25, 2002 at 09:48:14, Harald Faber wrote:
>>
>>>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 :-)

Yes, this is true, but still Shredder 6 (UCI) could have been no. 1.

>>>
>>>
>>>>  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.
>>
>>We know this, but this is not reality. For 99.9% of the worldpopulation
>>it doesn't matter whether you are at 0.0001 difference at number 2,
>>or at 1000 difference.
>>
>>The first one is the winner and the rest has lost.
>
>That is NOT true all the programs that end in the first 5 places in the SSDF
>deserve equal admiration, since if you match them five times their ranking order
>will be different every single time.

Well, you must think in a "sportive" way "the important is not to partecipate,
but be no. 1".
This is what a lot of people think.


>Simply take a look at the last three SSDF
>Rating Lists, and you will immediately notice that Chess Tiger 14, Fritz 7, and
>Shredder 6 have traded first place.

Sorry but I don't care about trying, but about reaching...

When we prepare we want to win, not only try. Do you understand what I mean?

>
>Pichard.

Sandro



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