Author: Thorsten Czub
Date: 07:43:42 11/25/03
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On November 25, 2003 at 08:01:48, Earl Fuller wrote: >It would appear that Brutus has a slight hardware advantage. So, in order to >determine which program is really the strongest there would have to be a match >with compatible hardware. Don't you think ? We all know that Shredder, Fritz, >just to name two programs have always been at the top. With Shredders ssdf >rating of 2812 (and Firitz) it's hard to believe that they would be crushed in a >match set of games against any human or program. Losing one or a couple of games >doesn't mean much. In a match of say, 20 games, that may show which program is >really the strongest, if they have compatible hardware! Remember, when your >that strong, their would be alot of draws, so the match would have to be a long >one! >Earl that is right but this championships is not about fairness. Its not a sports event. The sense is to measure the strongest program in the tournament, accepting that the participants have different hardware. if you really want to measure strength you need a uniform platform tournament. an event we see in graz is mainly done for fun and on the other hand for marketing interests. the companies winning want to sell their products as good as possible.
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