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Subject: Re: another results

Author: Mark Young

Date: 08:41:06 01/01/04

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On January 01, 2004 at 11:25:09, Andre van Ark wrote:

>On January 01, 2004 at 11:06:15, Mark Young wrote:
>
>>On January 01, 2004 at 10:46:33, Eduard Nemeth wrote:
>>
>>>On January 01, 2004 at 09:42:45, Luis Smith wrote:
>>>
>>>>>YAPOFF!
>>>>>Yet another ponder off match!
>>>>>regards
>>>>>Bernhard
>>>>
>>>>I think ponder=off shows mostly the same results as ponder=off games.  Have a
>>>>look at Volker's experiment http://www.pittlik.de/winboard.html
>>>>
>>>>Click on "Ponder Experiment"
>>>
>>>I agree.
>>>
>>>In germany test CSS (Klaus Wlotzka) for the CSS Rating List , Ponder "OFF"
>>too!!
>>
>>Yes, I also agree. I test with one and two computer with ponder on and off. The
>>results are almost the same within the statistical margin of error.
>>
>>I have seen programmers on CCC claim bad results do to testing with ponder off
>>some years ago. I tested this claim, which I found to say nicely NOT TRUE.
>>
>>I have yet to see a program that plays worse, or better statistically speaking
>>with ponder on or off.
>
>Junior.

Please post your junior games with ponder on and off please. I don't find this
to be true in any version of junior I have tested.



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