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Subject: Re: Is SSDF sponsored by Chessbase?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 09:17:43 05/29/03

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On May 29, 2003 at 12:08:10, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>On May 29, 2003 at 11:02:19, Torstein Hall wrote:
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>>On May 29, 2003 at 08:29:28, David H. McClain wrote:
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>>On May 29, 2003 at 07:04:35, Torstein Hall wrote:
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>>If they could autoplay it of course you are right, but to manually play 120
>>games or whatever is needed to get a reliabel rating is not something most of us
>>like to do!
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>i don't understand your point since autoplay with CM and with Rebel is possible.
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>What is your point, if there is a point ??
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>>If you want, just get two PC's and sit there and make the moves.
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>why not use the autoplayer ?
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>>Preferably not fall to sleep so your game is unvalid.
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>i thought the autoplayer makes the moves automatically.
>is there a need to stay beside and control the machine ?
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>>Remember they do this for their own interest.
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>and they are only interested in programs that cost something :-)
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>> You, and evereybody else, are free
>>to make your own list(s).
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>:-))
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>>What I do not like is mud throwing like sponsored by
>>CB, dislike ot the King, etc. etc.
>>
>>Torstein
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>mud throwing. how could anyone in the world throw mud on the swedish rating list
>people.
>they done a very coherent and good job over the years,
>especially some programs can thank the ssdf for their good work.
>
>since they do not test "weak programs" CM and rebel have to wait until
>other people test them :-)) in their "living-room" tournaments.
>
>the really objective swedish games are only tested with strong chess programs
>that are sold in germany.

They tested a private version of Gromit because the programmer asked them to do
it.
They also tested yace that is weak relatively to
the commercial prorams.
The claim that they only test strong programs is a lie.

Uri



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