Author: Uri Blass
Date: 15:41:36 10/08/02
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On October 08, 2002 at 18:25:08, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 08, 2002 at 17:19:39, Angrim wrote: > >>On October 08, 2002 at 16:28:39, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>OK. I have a quad free and am playing two games at a time using two copies of >>>xboard, >>>one crafty has normal null-move (2/3) the other has none (sel=0/0). I will >>>report as I get >>>results... >> >>I have noted before that the effects of a change tend to be greatly >>amplified when tested with self-play. > >I do not believe in that theory. > >I remember cases when programs did not earn rating against previous version in >the ssdf games. > >If I remember correctly than Hiarcs7(p200)-Hiarcs6(p200) 20-20 is one of the >results of the ssdf inspite of the fact that hiarcs7 is clearly better based on >results against other programs. > >Uri I can add that x+1 against x can be misleading but to both directions and I see no reason to assume that the real difference is smaller. The best test is to test x against some players and x+1 against the same players. Uri
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