Author: Tony Hedlund
Date: 09:34:13 08/26/02
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On August 26, 2002 at 11:13:53, Peter Berger wrote: >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much outdated ( in the meantime the authors have released a much more current 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. If it hasn't been tested, how can you say that it's "probably the strongest"? ;-) Tony >> >>>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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