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Subject: Re: Is SSDF sponsored by Chessbase?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 09:21:05 05/29/03

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On May 29, 2003 at 12:17:43, Uri Blass wrote:

>On May 29, 2003 at 12:08:10, Thorsten Czub wrote:
>
>>On May 29, 2003 at 11:02:19, Torstein Hall wrote:
>>
>>>On May 29, 2003 at 08:29:28, David H. McClain wrote:
>>>
>>>On May 29, 2003 at 07:04:35, Torstein Hall wrote:
>>
>>
>>>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!
>>
>>
>>i don't understand your point since autoplay with CM and with Rebel is possible.
>>
>>What is your point, if there is a point ??
>>
>>
>>
>>>If you want, just get two PC's and sit there and make the moves.
>>
>>why not use the autoplayer ?
>>
>>
>>>Preferably not fall to sleep so your game is unvalid.
>>
>>i thought the autoplayer makes the moves automatically.
>>is there a need to stay beside and control the machine ?
>>
>>
>>>Remember they do this for their own interest.
>>
>>and they are only interested in programs that cost something :-)
>>
>>
>>
>>> You, and evereybody else, are free
>>>to make your own list(s).
>>
>>:-))
>>
>>
>>
>>>What I do not like is mud throwing like sponsored by
>>>CB, dislike ot the King, etc. etc.
>>>
>>>Torstein
>>
>>
>>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

Maybe I was too aggresive here by using the word lie.
I should simply say that the claim that
they only test strong program is wrong.

Uri



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