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Subject: Re: positions when deep thought blundered

Author: Vincent Diepeveen

Date: 04:49:10 08/21/02

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On August 20, 2002 at 20:27:18, martin fierz wrote:

In these days all programs were so bad that games were decided by
who didn't give away most pieces *usually*.

So in that respect all games from then are biased as the level of
*every* participant was 600 points lower than they are now.

>this kind of test is fundamentally flawed by being 100% biased: you are
>presenting a selection of positions where deep blue failed, in every single one.
>of course, if a program of today solves a single one of these, be it by luck or
>by better knowledge, it already looks good.
>there are surely lots of positions where deep blue would look good in comparison
>to a micro, but they are not included.
>
>for any meaningful comparison, you should get a set of test positions and run DB
>and your micros over it. of course you can't do that now. but if you can't make
>a meaningful comparison, the next best thing is to make none at all. not to make
>a meaningless comparison :-)
>
>aloha
>  martin



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