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Subject: Re: Yace 0.99.56 still the strongest amateur engine!? (Crafty 9.)

Author: Bas Hamstra

Date: 01:34:35 09/06/02

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On September 05, 2002 at 21:42:39, Aaron Tay wrote:

>On September 05, 2002 at 16:15:36, Bas Hamstra wrote:
>
>>On September 05, 2002 at 15:20:55, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On September 05, 2002 at 14:39:09, Roy Eassa wrote:
>>>
>>>>On September 05, 2002 at 07:03:21, Joachim Rang wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>On September 05, 2002 at 04:20:24, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>Just notice for everyone. Ridderkerk 1. division is ended:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>WBEC Ridderkerk, 1st Division - 2nd edition.
>>>>>>DUAL-P3-1266  2002.06.21 - 2002.09.03
>>>>>>PONDER ON!!
>>>>>>                           Score
>>>>>>------------------------------------
>>>>>> 1: Yace 0.99.56         50.0 / 76
>>>>>> 2: Comet B.46           44.5 / 76
>>>>>> 3: Gromit 3.8.2         44.0 / 76
>>>>>> 4: Pharaon 2.62         44.0 / 76
>>>>>> 5: Nejmet 3.06          43.5 / 76
>>>>>> 6: Quark 1.76           43.5 / 76
>>>>>> 7: Pepito 1.53          42.0 / 76
>>>>>> 8: Little Goliath 3.5   40.5 / 76
>>>>>> 9: Crafty 18.15         40.0 / 76
>>>>>>10: AnMon 5.21           38.0 / 76
>>>>>>11: SOS 99.11.03         37.5 / 76
>>>>>>12: Amy 0.7              37.5 / 76
>>>>>>13: GreenLightCh 2.18    37.0 / 76
>>>>>>14: Amyan 1.531          34.0 / 76
>>>>>>15: TheCrazyBishop 0045  33.5 / 76
>>>>>>16: Phalanx XXII         32.5 / 76
>>>>>>17: Francesca MAD 0.06   31.5 / 76
>>>>>>18: Leila 0.53h          30.0 / 76
>>>>>>19: King Of Kings 2.022  29.0 / 76
>>>>>>20: Dragon 4.2.3         27.5 / 76
>>>>>>------------------------------------
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Hmm... Yace still the strongest amateur!? Hasn't here been any progress in last
>>>>>>year really in the top?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Jouni
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Aristarch 4.4 will beat Yace ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>>I', not sure, if Aristarch is the stongest Amateur (I doubt it), but at least
>>>>>against Yace it's a bit stronger. I did several Matches between Yace and
>>>>>Aristarch 4.4 and all ended with a slightly advantage for Ari.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>"List" is not included in the above, either, and there's some evidence that it's
>>>>the strongest amateur program.
>>>
>>>I do not think that engine that does not know to ponder and does not have book
>>>is the strongest amateur program.
>>>
>>>Pondering and book is part of the program.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>Why not? What counts is the result you get. BTW my guess is Ruffian is on top.
>>At FICS it was in the (standard) top-20 at a lousy P2-300. That's amazing. I
>>would estimate Crafty would have at best 2100 at that hardware. Ruffian is over
>>2400.
>
>I wouldn't be *that* impressed. I have checked on FICS, the hardware running is
>actually faster than listed...

That is truly disgusting. If there is something I hate it is lying about
hardware. You got a new computer and do NOT take the 5 seconds to adjust your
finger notes? Suddenly I am a lot less impressed by Ruffian.

Best regards,
Bas.


















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