Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 13:01:00 09/13/98
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On September 13, 1998 at 15:46:07, blass uri wrote: >tiger11.2 is playing in the tournament because Thorsten believed it is better >than tiger11.4 > >Tal's best version according to thorsten is playing and not tal's commercial >version This should be remembered, yes. I'm sure Thorsten has a strong opinion about this version in comparison with the released version. It might not be that different though. I've seen people get all emotional about two different versions of my own program, they think, but it turns out to be the same version. >If he does not use the version he believes is best for fritz5 and he believes >Fritz5's powerbook is counter productive this is unfair for fritz5. It is fair as long as he describes it and doesn't do things to make it play differently than it would play if a completely impartial operator was running it. I'm not a Fritz expert. It sounds like he is running stock Fritz 5 with an add-on big book, which he heard was stronger than without the add-on book. What would have been a stronger configuration? It wouldn't be fair or possible to replay this tournament, but if there is a consensus about what he should use in future tournaments, maybe he will use that in future tournaments. Meanwhile, if you know what he's using in this tournament, you can make up your own mind about the settings. >I do not know if the powerbook is counter productive(I have not the powerbook) >but I am sure that the book that is used in the games is counter productive. Right. The question is, is the big wide book a good idea in a tournament like this. Another question is if Thorsten overruled book moves. You can put one of these answers in each hand and look at them. Your feelings about Fritz, Thorsten, and Murphy's Law will dictate the regard for which you hold each of these answers. If Thorsten is cheating, the roof falls in, there is no truth here, this thread is gone, everything is a big mess. If this is a problem with the "power book" combined with Murphy's law, I think it might be interesting to talk about it and investigate it. Perhaps the Fritz guys will learn something, and perhaps those of us who use large auto-generated books will learn something. Rather than impugning Thorsten I would rather try to learn something. bruce
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