Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 09:32:39 05/29/03
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On May 29, 2003 at 07:00:43, Omid David Tabibi wrote: >On May 29, 2003 at 04:16:15, James Constance wrote: > >>From Chessbase.com >> >>Shredder tops the computer rankings – again! >>28.05.2003 This must be a bit alarming for Fritz. For the second time in a row >>Shredder has topped the SSDF (Chess Computer Association) ranking list, based on >>over 90,000 games played by 253 computers. Interestingly, the first program that >>is not published by ChessBase is ranked number 14. Blush. >> >>I think it's a bit rich that they claim the top 13 positions, bearing in mind >>the King is not being tested and Rebel is only in position 14 because there are >>multiple versions of Shredder, Fritz and Chess Tiger. >> >>I do not feel that the list portrays engine strength very objectively. I'm all >>for another list. > >I really don't like the way the list is published with all the multiple entries >for each engine. Who cares about Shredder 6 or Fritz 7 when newer versions are >already published? It is like publishing a FIDE rating list with multiple >entries like Kasparov2003, Kasparov2002, Kramnik2003, Kramnik2001, etc. Some of the most important information is contained in the older entries. Consider it as simply a set of data and you will see that throwing out entries is silly. On the other hand, viewed as a contest, it does not make sense to have multiple entries of the same engine. >Publishing such an extended list might be appropriate as a footnote or appendix, >but not as the main list. The main list should look like: > > Rating + - Games Won Oppo > ------ --- --- ----- --- ---- > 1 Shredder 7.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz 2768 27 -25 801 70% 2620 > 2 Fritz 8.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz 2760 27 -26 781 69% 2616 > 3 Deep Fritz 7.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz 2759 28 -27 694 69% 2621 > 4 Chess Tiger 15.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz 2724 26 -26 744 63% 2630 > 5 Junior 7.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz 2693 26 -26 719 56% 2653 > 6 Hiarcs 8.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz 2680 23 -23 908 54% 2650 > 7 Rebel Century 4.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz 2673 29 -29 590 60% 2603 > 8 Ruffian 1.0.1 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz 2670 32 -32 483 55% 2632 > 9 Gandalf 4.32h 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz 2657 31 -31 514 53% 2633 >10 Crafty 18.12/CB 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz 2613 27 -27 647 52% 2602 >11 Gromit 3.11.9 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz 2610 44 -46 246 43% 2662 As a contest for "Who is best" that is a good way to do it. As a body of data for understanding the strength of computer programs, it is inferior to their current format.
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