Author: Alessio Iacovoni
Date: 01:04:33 10/22/98
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On October 22, 1998 at 03:31:10, blass uri wrote: > >On October 22, 1998 at 03:22:57, Alessio Iacovoni wrote: > >>I just finished my tests with the engine-engine function of Junior. This time I >>was careful to reduce hash sizes in order to avoid any mistakes from possible >>delay due to the hard disk grinding (I believe this was the reason for those >>problems in the previous tests). >> >>Processor: AMD 200 MMX >>Cache: 8 M >>Total games:32 >>Time control: 10 minutes >>Book settings: Same openings played by both sides >>Book: Fritz5 >>Result: >> >>Hiarcs 6: 10 >>Junior 5: 10 >>Draws: 12 >> >>Just from these first results it is interesting to notice that when both sides >>play the same opening (eliminating any randomness), playing strength seems to >>even out incredibly. I wonder if test are carried out in the same way by SSDF. >>If not, why? > >not by the same way. > >1)They give every program its opening book because they want to test the level >of the program(good opening book is a part of it) As I have already stated in the past I don't agree with this... When talking about the strength of a program people generally (aside for experts) do not refer to the book but to the engine...Does SSDF explicitly state that program A + book A ranks higher than program B + book B? If not it leads people to think that it it the engine alone that is stronger, which is not the case (see any thread on computer.chess). That I know of the SSDF lists do not mention at all the book used in listing the strength of the programs. > >2) they do not do engine v engine but play with 2 computers so every program can >"think" in the opponent's time. > Ok.. I know that. Separate computers is better. >3)They play 2 hours per 40 moves and not 10 minutes for all the game. > Why? Is that the time control usually adopted by the people that buy computer programs (WOW 2 hours/40 moves seems quite boring to play against a computer). Also.. can the ranking of a computer at 2h/40 moves say anything about it's strength at 30 minutes per game? or 10? >Uri
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