Author: Chessfun
Date: 16:18:27 01/30/04
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On January 30, 2004 at 18:41:25, Christophe Theron wrote: >On January 30, 2004 at 14:54:56, David Dory wrote: > >>On January 30, 2004 at 13:21:11, Christophe Theron wrote: >> >>>On January 30, 2004 at 12:16:09, George Sobala wrote: >>> >>>>20 games at 30 minutes per game >>>>Played under CB GUI, no ponder >>>>Two comps used, P4-1800 and AMD-1700+, >>>>ten games played on each machine. >>>>32M hash >>>>5moves.ctg opening book (normal, no learning) >>>>3+4 man EGTBs >>>> >>>>Shredder 8 (default) v ChessTiger 15 (gambit) [aka Gambit Tiger III] >>>> >>>>Shredder 8 won convincingly: +10 -4 =6 >>> >>> >>> >>>CONVINCINGLY? >>> >>>So it does not matter how many times we explain when a match result is >>>significant and when it is not. >>> >>>This discussion has happened over and over again here. Last time was two or >>>three days ago. >>> >>>And just after explaining the whole stuff once again, you come here and pretend >>>that 13-7 is a convincing result? >>> >>>I'm now CONVINCED that people never learn. >>> >>> >>> >>> Christophe >> >> >>I think what you mean, Christophe is NOT the same thing George was talking >>about. What George meant I believe, is that WITHIN the set of games that he >>played, Shredder 8 won "convincingly". > > > >If that is the case, then a result of 10.5-9.5 is also extremely convincing. Probably convincing to some, though not so sure they would be "extremely" convinced. Sarah. >> >>Naturally, that's not the same thing as saying that 20 games has MUCH if any >>statistically convincing evidence. >> >>George is just saying that within 20 flips of the coin, he got heads 10 times, >>tails 4 times, and flipped the coin off into the grass and couldn't tell the >>result, 6 times. >> >>Now George knows it's time to mow the grass. :) >> >>Dave
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