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Subject: Re: Computer opinions on antipositional move

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 16:32:24 09/02/03

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On September 02, 2003 at 15:29:49, Uri Blass wrote:

>On September 02, 2003 at 15:13:06, Peter Fendrich wrote:
>
>>On September 02, 2003 at 14:55:55, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On September 02, 2003 at 14:40:03, Tord Romstad wrote:
>>>
>>>>On September 02, 2003 at 08:53:59, Alastair Scott wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>[D]r1b1k2r/1p1p1ppp/4pq2/8/pQP1n3/P1n2NP1/1B2PP1P/R3KB1R w KQkq - 2 15
>>>>>
>>>>>When reviewing my (human-human) games with Yace Paderborn it came across a
>>>>>stunner here: 15.g4!?
>>>>>
>>>>>I would not have thought of it for a second, yet it appears to win a piece at
>>>>>the cost of one or two pawns and a very messy position, hence the "!?". What
>>>>>does your program think?
>>>>>
>>>>>Interestingly, the "stronger" programs tend to go for g4, whereas the "weaker
>>>>>ones" (plus myself :) go for Rc1.
>>>>
>>>>My program -- a very weak one -- prefers g4.
>>>>
>>>>Tord
>>>
>>>It is not a very weak program.
>>>It is better than most of the programs in Leo tournament.
>>>
>>>It qualified for the 3th division of Leo.
>>>
>>>There are 72 programs in the premier division and division 1-3
>>>
>>>There are 160 programs in Leo tournament.
>>>
>>>A program that is in the best 72 out of 160 programs is not very weak program.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>I don't understand your logic.
>>Why isn't all 160 programs weak or maybe 159 of them?
>>How do you set the limit for weak?
>
>I assume that at least a program that is better than most programs is not
>a very weak program so at least the best 80 programs are not very weak programs.
>
>weak is something relative to other programs.
>
>Uri

Clearly, then, when he describes his program as weak he is comparing it against
stronger programs. ;-)

Dave



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