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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