Author: Mike S.
Date: 08:40:08 11/09/02
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On November 09, 2002 at 10:33:10, Uri Blass wrote: >On November 09, 2002 at 08:15:24, Walter Eigenmann wrote: > >>Hi >> >>The new SWISS TEST contains 40 "avoid moves". >> >>Ranking list so far (Athlon XP2000): >> >>01. Gambit Tiger 2.0......30 >>02. Junior 7..............29 >>03. Shredder 6.02.........25 >>04. Fritz 7...............24/4 >>05. Hiarcs 8..............24/2 >>06. Nimzo 8...............23/3 >>07. CM8000/Pillen.........23/2/11 >>08. Pepito 1.55...........23/2/10 >>09. Ruffian 1.0.1.........23/2/8 >>10. Dragon 4.3.2..........22/3/8 >>10. KingOfKings 2.02......22/3/8 >>10. Madeleine 0.1.........22/3/8 >>13. LG2000 3.8............21/3 >>14. Crafty 19.01..........21/2 >>15. Terra 2.9.............20/4 >>16. Mint 2.3..............20/3 >>17. Comet B50.............20/1 > > >This shows the value of the test. > >Mint is not going to be better than Comet >in every logical test. As usual, your comment is sceptic. - But don't forget, a test tells factual results from a specific set of positions. It just means, in that very test Mint solved as good as Comet (avoided wrong moves). I don't think Walter claims the test to be representative for the complete range of playing abilities of an engine. So it *has* a value exactly for the performance which is tested. AFAIK it's the first attempt to create a specific "avoid move" test. I guess nobody can create a test with 100% correlation with the practical playing strength. You're much too quick with your depreciative comment IMO. If the positions are ok, then the test is ok for that part of the engine's profile. Regards, M.Scheidl
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