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Subject: Re: Shredder 8 vs Hiarcs 9 30 games

Author: Chessfun

Date: 13:15:59 01/25/04

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On January 25, 2004 at 15:26:07, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>1. try def+hyp
>
>2. why don't you play 3'+2"
>
>what is the sense to play 3/0 computer games ?
>
>the result at the END of the game says nothing about the playing strength
>of the program.
>
>if e.g. program A is leading with 4 pawns but has 10 seconds less on the clocks
>and this happens near 20 seconds before the game is over, you have a
>WON game for A but in your table the game is "saved" as WIN for B (timeout).
>Only because A is 10 seconds weaker.
>
>what is the sense of such data ??
>
>IMO this kind of data only shows which program can move faster, but not which
>program is strong.
>
>if e.g. A is better in 30 games, but loses all 30 because of timeout,
>you conclude that B is the stronger chess program ??
>
>what a nonsense.

Watch out mister. I don't conclude anything, you're the one who concluded
Hiarcs9 + agg + hyp to be stronger at blitz with data from the CB server. I made
no conclusions simply posted results and games.

Sarah.




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