Author: Mark Young
Date: 02:04:07 10/03/98
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On October 03, 1998 at 04:09:23, blass uri wrote: >In the ssdf list a program are playing long matches and I do not like it because >it gives an advantage to programs that are strong in learning a specific >opponent > >I suspect that fritz5 is a program that is strong in learning a specific >opponent > >I am not against learning but I think that it is better not to play against the >same oponent again and again. > >It is better for example that fritz5 will play the first game against Genius5, >the second game against Mchesspro7, the third game against Nimzo98... > >If it has not enough opponents and have to play against the same opponent many >times then at least it should play against other opponents before it plays >a game against the same opponent. > >Uri What the hell. Lets just outlaw all the learning features in chess programs when testing, that way SSDF does not have to go though contortions, as you suggest, when doing their testing. Why should we give any rating credit to programs that try to adapt their opening play to an opponent as a human would?
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