Author: Uri Blass
Date: 09:14:54 05/22/03
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On May 22, 2003 at 12:12:09, Uri Blass wrote: >On May 22, 2003 at 11:48:11, alan palmer wrote: > >>On May 21, 2003 at 23:35:07, Johan de Koning wrote: >> >>>On May 20, 2003 at 16:50:54, Kurt Utzinger wrote: >>> >>>> From what I have just read in this forum >>>> >>>> http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?297309 >>>> http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?297327 >>>> >>>> it does not make sense to test The King 3.23 with different settings. >>>> Therefore, I have decided >>>> >>>> - to stop all my work with this engine >>>> - to close the Chessmaster section on our homepage >>>> - to never again write something about CM9 and our experience with >>>> this great engine. >>>> >>> >>>From what I've seen at the Leiden tournament >>> >>>Sjeng - Fritz 1-0 >>>Fritz - Tao 1/2 >>> >>>it seems that Shredder is a very weak program. >>>Therefore I have decided to >>> >>>- quit playing against it >>>- remove all games from my database >>>- never again talk to Stefan or his computer. >> >>You miss the point - how about a match between your default settings for the >>"King" and Kurt's setttings? Ridiculous thought maybe but i have a feeling i >>know who would run scared. > >You are the one who missed the point. > >Kurt said that his chessmaster setting are based >on games against other opponents and not based >on games against other personalities. > >My opinion is that an improvement should be also >an improvement against the default personality > >If something is better against other opponents and not >against the default personality then it probably because of some weakness of the >other opponents. > >The other opponents may get better in the real tournament >and it may stop to be better in the real tournament >(we do not know if what is good against shredder7.04 is good against >shredder7.06 that played in the tournament). > >I understand johan if he does not like this kind of improvement. > >Uri Note that I do not say that testing against the previous version is enough and I agree that it is possible that there is no improvement inspite of positive results against previous personality. My opinion is that an improvement that I like should be also against previous version but not only against it. Uri
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