Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 21:24:53 11/09/98
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On November 10, 1998 at 00:17:47, Micheal Cummings wrote: >I think SSDF's decision to only test programs with Autoplayers is a Joke, As I >posted earlier regarding Chessmaster. > >I think CM6000 is easily in the top 5 of the strongest programs, but hey we will >never know because SSDF who brings out this unoffical listing saying which is >the strongest program has decided, well if the programmers are not going to put >in a feature that makes things easier for them, then to hell with that program, >what RUBBISH, what GALL. All you have to do is provide the results for them. They are always looking for testers. If you want to manually run several hundred games, I bet they would love you for it. >I already think SSDF ratings are a bit off sometimes, well maybe one reason that >I do not pay to much attention to them anymore. They are not really a reflection >of the strength of computer programs today. They are a reflection of a select >group of programs that have a feature (Autoplayer), and well if you do not have >this feature and even if you have the strongest program, then you will not get >on their little list. There are alternatives. There is a web site that has similar tournaments for Winboard compatible programs. The big problem is automatically running hundreds of games. >Until I can see a whole new approach to their rankings then I am not going to >pay to much attention to them, at the moment they are rubbish. Yes, they are awfully arrogant. 8-O
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