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Subject: Re: Further testing of Genius 6.5: +0 =4 -46 against Ruffian

Author: Ulrich Tuerke

Date: 04:53:23 10/25/02

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On October 25, 2002 at 04:55:37, Uri Blass wrote:

>On October 25, 2002 at 04:43:52, Aloisio Ponti Lopes wrote:
>
>>On October 25, 2002 at 00:52:08, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>Try at something other than breakneck blitz speed and see what happens.
>>>
>>>I expect Genius to do much better at longer time control.
>>
>>My list is a bullet / blitz list. I'm not searching for standard time controls.
>>I agree with you that Genius might score better with longer time controls. The
>>same happens to older-than-ninety-years-old-players if you give them the hole
>>day to think about 1 move.
>>
>>Genius is _too_weak at bullet and blitz comparing with recent engines. Only 4
>>draws out of 50 games against Ruffian!
>
>I suspect that something is wrong with the games.
>Genius is known to be strong at fast time control.
>
>I know that Genius3  beated kasaprov at 25 minutes per game 1.5-.5
>
>only 4 draws against ruffian out of 50 games is results of engines that are
>200-300 elo weaker than Genius.
>It cannot be the result of genius in fair conditions.
>
>I suspect that the interface of Genoius6.5 is buggy and does not give genius
>fair conditions(I do not have this interface)

I think it's possible that Ruffian outsearches Genius completely on modern
hardware.
However, in Blitz games on 80486 architecture, Genius would do much better than
this.

Uli

>
>Maybe something else in your setting is wrong.
>
>Uri



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