Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 08:27:30 11/25/03
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On November 25, 2003 at 08:34:16, Jorge Pichard wrote: >One game doesn't mean that BRUTUS is stronger than Fritz or Shredder whatever >the outcome is today. In order to know which program is better there would have >to be at least 10 games played against each other or a minimum of double >round robin against each program. Let me give you an axample: If you have 4 >matches of 4 programs with a rating difference of no more than 30 rating points >you will have different result for each match. Let say this is your list of >programs: > >1.Shredder 2.Quest or Fritz 3.Brutus 4.Deep Junior > >Given this list of four programs if the match consits of only one game against >each program you will have one match result, which will be totally different >then the 2nd, 3rd and 4th result. In one match shredder could beat Brutus and >Brutus could beat Quest, and on the second match it could be the other way >around and so on...... > >Jorge Perhaps the primary value of this tournament is it's entertainment value. The programmers and everybody at CCC are truly enjoying themselves. That may be enough. When some obscure program unbelievably whips one of the favorites, many eyebrows go up. That is notable by itself. This is a fun tournament. Bob D.
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