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Subject: Re: RK 2003 [120'/60] second serie finished

Author: George Tsavdaris

Date: 02:40:08 06/28/03

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On June 28, 2003 at 04:41:02, Harald Faber wrote:
>>
>>>                      Score     TK Hi Ch Fr Sh Ru De Ju
>>>--------------------------------------------------------
>>> 1: TK 3.23 SKR     10.0 / 14   XX 10 =1 1= == == 11 11
>>> 2: Hiarcs 8         8.0 / 14   01 XX == =1 11 0= == ==
>>> 3: Chess Tiger 15   7.5 / 14   =0 == XX =0 11 =1 0= 1=
>>> 4: Fritz 8          7.5 / 14   0= =0 =1 XX 00 =1 =1 11
>>> 5: Shredder 7.04    7.0 / 14   == 00 00 11 XX =1 1= 01
>>> 6: Ruffian 1.0.5    6.5 / 14   == 1= =0 =0 =0 XX 1= 01
>>> 7: Deep Sjeng 1.5   5.5 / 14   00 == 1= =0 0= 0= XX 1=
>>> 8: Junior 8         4.0 / 14   00 == 0= 00 10 10 0= XX
>>>--------------------------------------------------------
>>>56 games: +20 =24 -12
>>
>>
>>What is going on with Junior 8 ?
>
>
>Look at the testing conditions and find the answer yourself.

 I don't really think there is anything strange with time controls,
hash tables,hardware or anything else, so what do you think it's
wrong with test conditions? Perhaps Junior don't feel confortable
playing in Germany?
 Anyway, maybe the "problem" for the bad performance of Junior 8
is the remis book. It's known that in a tournament Junior will propably
have the least draws of all, so playing with a book which is made from
drawn positions from GM's, lead Junior to play from "almost drawn"
positions for a win. So Junior gives pawns for the initiative to take
the win, but the only think it does is destroying himself.
Instead if it played with Junior8.ctg then the positions would arise
should be favorable to it.
 That's why i think is not the best thing to have a general book for the engines
in a tournament.
 But anyway a very good tournament and now that Shredder has come back
i think it's too difficult not to take 1st place.



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