Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 12:23:52 11/28/03
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On November 28, 2003 at 15:19:48, Uri Blass wrote: >On November 28, 2003 at 15:13:58, Bob Durrett wrote: > >>On November 28, 2003 at 15:02:55, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On November 28, 2003 at 14:47:21, Bob Durrett wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>After all, who is to offer PROOF that it isn't so? For the Junior, Fritz, >>>>Shredder, HIARCS & Tiger programmers to offer proof, they would have to reveal >>>>their source code, which they surely will not do. >>>> >>>>Hyatt has often said that his code is not optimized. Maybe the front-runner >>>>commercial programs are just improved versions of Crafty! If Crafty can be made >>>>100 points better by an attorney, what could talented chess programmers >>>>accomplish? >>>> >>>>: ) >>>> >>>>Bob D. >>> >>> >>>Maybe you talk nonsense. >>>The evaluation of commercial programs is different than Crafty and there is >>>knowledge of Crafty that at least part of the commercial programs have not. >>> >>>Uri >> >>Obviously, my bulletin was pure intended humor. : ) >> >>If you don't believe it, just look at the smileys! : ) >> >>But, to be serious [for just a minute], I must say I'm confused by your >>"evaluation of commercial programs" and unclear as to why you believe that at >>least part of the commercial programs do not have "knowledge of Crafty." >> >>[I don't mean to ridicule your English. I just don't understand. Perhaps you >>could elaborate?] >> >>Other than the fact that the programs play better than Crafty, what evidence is >>there? A greatly improved Crafty would certainly play better than the version >>of the Crafty I have, version 19.03. >> >>Bob D. > >I mean to say that there are positions when they play worse than Crafty and I >remember examples when Crafty had more knowledge than commercial programs about >pawn majorities in the endgame. Well, that could be explained easily enough. Perhaps they did not do a perfect job of improving Crafty and made a few mistakes. Bob D. > >Uri > >Uri
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