Author: Peter Berger
Date: 08:13:53 08/26/02
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On August 26, 2002 at 10:31:37, Tony Hedlund wrote: >>But Gromit belongs in neither category - it isn't availlable at all but it is >>privateware. > >It's on the Young Talents CD. And the testing is to decide if it's a top engine, >isn't it? The Gromit version on the Young Talents CD is 3.1, not tested by you and very much outdated ( in the meantime the authors have released a much more current freeware version 3.8.2(availlable on http://www.pocketgrandmaster.com)). The Gromit authors explicitly stated that there are currently no plans to make their current version availlable to the public. That's the reason why I was surprised by your decision to test it for SSDF list when for example the probably strongest and availlable amateur program Yace hasn't been tested yet. > >>Is their any general policy how you select engines to be tested for your list? > >Not really. We got a mail from Kai Skibbe where he asked us if we were >interested in testing the CB version of Gromit 3.11.9. We said yes since we >didn't have any program scheduled for testing. We asked him to specify which >settings he prefered and what book to use. He answered 142 MB hash, 5-men TB's >and a chessbase book. When I loaded Gromit and started to play ,it so happend >that it was fritz7.ctg as book. > Thanks for your explanation. I think it might be a good idea to make the process of decision on which engines you test a little more transparent for the public - please don't misunderstand this as criticism but as friendly recommendation. Kind regards, Peter
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