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Subject: Re: Questions for Mark Young

Author: Ted Hogan

Date: 09:39:53 09/26/98

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On September 26, 1998 at 12:07:59, James T. Walker wrote:

>I am curious about your match cm6k/Fritz5.16.  What kind of computers are you
>using (Manufacturer)?  Is this a 6 game match ?  I have played many
>computer/computer matches and one thing I have learned is that 6 games means
>absolutely nothing.  I have seen one computer beat the other 6.5/3.5 in ten
>games and then in the second ten games it is reversed by 7 to 3. I have seen
>this many times in the last 20 years.  So I'm not sure what you will prove in a
>short match .

Hello James,

What do you feel is an appropriate amount of games to play to find out which
program is better ??

I believe that the first one to win ten games is reasonable.  There has to be
some cutoff point it cannot go on forever.

Ted



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