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Subject: Re: SSDF Rating List 02-07-30

Author: Pointer

Date: 07:05:48 08/01/02

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On July 31, 2002 at 14:24:46, Mike S. wrote:

>On July 31, 2002 at 14:00:23, pavel wrote:
>
>>(...)
>>That rating list will suggest strength of the program based only on those 1000
>>positions, and thus can be easily tweaked by anyone to play good only on those
>>1000 positions.
>
>By including 1.000 mini-books for those positions. Or use carefully tuned sets
>of parameters the engine activates, depending on the position.
>
>But not by normal means IMO. What is good for position #1, may be bad for
>position #2, etc.etc. "Easily tweaked by anyone" seems a bit optimistic :o)
>
>Referring to the idea itself, I think anything which is more complicated that
>"ready, steady, go!" won't ever be done by SSDF. Their methods will remain
>simple, common critizism and suggestions which I read regularly since I'm
>online, are usually ignored.
>
>Baseline: If you want a rating list done differently, you have to do it yourself
>(which many people do).
>
>Regards,
>M.Scheidl



You both are wrong!


When you optimize your programm to play these 1000 different positions
successfully you generally increase the playing strength of your pogram.

Even the 20 NUNN positions are enough for a generally increase of the playing
strength by tuning only these 20 positions. But the NUNN positions could
be a bit too special. You would get a NUNN-Elo instead of a average-chess-ELO
strength.

Books are NOT allowed.
The programs play without any book, beginning at the selected starting
positions. (it's clear, i dont know how you got the idea of 1000 mini-books ...)





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