Author: Tony Werten
Date: 02:47:22 05/21/03
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On May 20, 2003 at 21:32:01, John Merlino wrote: >On May 20, 2003 at 17:33:14, Albert Silver wrote: > >>>Johan does know the SKR settings, as he and I discussed them (and several other >>>settings that had some success in user tournaments). I think it is most accurate >>>to say that he was not CONVINCED that these settings were better than the >>>default. >> >>Unless this is being extremely diplomatic, it says that he isn't convinced that >>they aren't better either. I'm sure he has his own testing methods, so why not >>subject this personality to them? Did he test it at all? > >I do not know for certain if he tested these personalities. > >>>Johan spends a great deal of time testing his engine, and his testing results in >>>the settings that are used in the program. Johan then usually will test out his >>>theories/suspicions in tournaments such as Leiden. Ultimately, it would be silly >>>to say that somebody else knows The King better than (or even as well as) Johan. >> >>Maybe, maybe not. Ed Schroeder has often sent out contests for users to try to >>improve on his settings, or find settings with an edge in specific areas, and he >>certainly tested his program enough. This would seem to show that perhaps he >>doesn't believe it's impossible for a dedicated user to find an improvement. >> >> Albert >> >>>jm > >Kurt's tests, while very thorough, were for a particular time control on >specific hardware (although I honestly can't remember if more than one CPU type >was used). Kurt's tests showed very well that, under these specific conditions, >his settings were as good as or better than any other engine available. > >However, I would venture to say that Johan is probably concerned more about "the >typical Chessmaster user", meaning that he would be very reluctant to grant >improvement to one type of setting at the expense of another type of setting >that someone else prefers to use. > >Personally, I think it's surprising that Johan's testing methodologies are >coming into question immediately after he wins a big tournament, simply because >he decided to use his own settings rather than others that have been shown to be >successful under certain circumstances. Clearly, he seems to know what he is >doing, no? In these tournements, the King uses a "mess up the board" openingbook, wich could require different "best" settings, when compared to a normal book. Tony > >jm
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