Author: Uri Blass
Date: 08:15:19 10/18/03
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On October 18, 2003 at 11:10:33, Drexel,Michael wrote: >On October 18, 2003 at 02:54:37, Thoralf Karlsson wrote: > >> 2 Junior 8.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz, 2784 >>DpFrit7 A1200 24-16 Fritz 8 A1200 47.5-26.5 Hiarcs9 A1200 17-11 >>Shred6P A1200 25.5-16.5 Junior7 A1200 23.5-16.5 Ruffian A1200 21.5-18.5 >>Shre532 A1200 9-5 Gandal5 A1200 25.5-14.5 Shred5 K6-450 36-10 >>Frit532 K6450 42.5-9.5 Nimz732 K6450 48.5-13.5 Hiar732 K6450 31-9 >>Goliath K6450 8-1 Craf17.07 K62 13.5-4.5 >> >> 6 Deep Junior 8.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz, 2748 >>Shr7.04 A1200 22-28 Fritz 7 A1200 9-11 CT 15.0 A1200 23.5-16.5 >>Hiarcs8 A1200 23.5-20.5 CT15.0 K6450 26.5-15.5 DpFritz7 K6-2 26-16 >>Fritz6 K6-450 33-11 Junior6 K6450 33.5-14.5 Nimzo 8 K6450 8-5 >>SOS K6-2 450 39-6 Goliath K6450 33.5-10.5 >> >> 7 Hiarcs 9.0 256MB Athlon 1200 MHz, 2746 >>Shr7.04 A1200 7-8 Junior8 A1200 11-17 Fritz 8 A1200 5.5-8.5 >>Shredd7 K6450 9-5 Junior7 K6450 13-6 Fritz6 K6-450 8.5-4.5 >>Junior6 K6450 31.5-14.5 Shred5 K6-450 34-12 Hiar732 K6450 12-2 >> > >I do not see the point of testing a Deep version and a single version of a >program on a single processor. >IMO this is just a waste of time. >You could have tested a strong amateur engine instead. >Aristarch,List,Little Goliath or CLC for example. I agree that there is no reason to test both Deep version and single version when they are the same engine. > >>There are three new entrants in this edition of >>the SSDF rating list. Fortunately enough all three >>have received clearly higher ratings than their >>predecessors! >> >>The first program which we have tested is Amir Bans >>and Shay Bushinskys Deep Junior 8.0 on a single >>Athlon 1200 MHz. After 432 tournament games >>against other programs, it has now a SSDF-rating of >>2748. That is 49 points above it's predecessor >>Junior 7.0, which appeared somewhat more than two years >>ago. >> >>As perhaps can be understood from it's name, Deep Junior 8.0 >>is primarily intended for PCs with several processors. When >>used on a single processor, the search is said to be slowed >>down about 5% compared to Junior 8.0, which we also have >>tested. After 545 games Junior 8.0 Athlon 1200 MHz now >>has a rating of 2784, 85 points more than Junior 7.0! >> >>The present rating difference between the single and >>multiprocessor versions of Junior 8.0 is 36 points. The >>slight speed difference between them should give only >>3-4 rating points. If the programs otherwise play identically, >>and that is what I have understood, the rest must be >>attributed to statistical factors. > >No wonder > >Junior 8 did not play against Shredder 7.04 nor Shredder 7. >It did not play against a Chesstiger version too. > >Instead it played 60 games against Shredder 5/5.32, 52 games agsinst the old >Fritz 5.32 on inferior hardware and 62 games against the old Nimzo 7.32 >on inferior hardware. > >Michael Why do you think that playing against weaker opponents mean bigger rating? It is often not the case and I remember that Junior5 lost rating from playing against old Comet on inferior hardware. Uri
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