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Subject: Re: About Wizard, Tiger, and the 9th french championship

Author: Frederic Louguet

Date: 23:07:50 10/07/02

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>I was in France this summer, but my family had the priority. So I did not come
>to Paris.
>If I had, I would have tried to see Ernest and to see you as well.

Yes, I know that. Family should always have the priority.


>>2) Chess Tiger was running on a P3 (1 Ghz), while its strongest opponents had
>>better hardware. However, Tiger has won tournaments in the past with an even
>>bigger handicap. It is a really great program but, hey, it is not
>>unbeatable...yet ! And one should not underestimate the progress made by other,
>>less well-known engines. If Tiger was so superior to all the others, I believe
>>it should have been more evident in a 11 rounds tournament. You just have to
>>replay the games : I think that Chess Tiger was simply not agressive enough to
>>win.

>
>
>Mmh... Let's replay it ten times and see what happens... :)
>You know what I mean. I don't think it is a good idea to draw conclusions on
>such a tournament.

I don't draw any conclusions, you know, I believe in statistics, too :) That
were just my impressions based on a few games.


>> I can tell you that Chess
>>Wizard does not need a 1.75X faster computer to be competitive with Chess Tiger,
>>or Ruffian... :)
>
>
>You should try Chess Tiger 15? ;-)


I bought the upgrade on the web. So I will try Chess Tiger 15 :))))))



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