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Subject: Re: OliThink@CCT6 - Programmers View

Author: Benny Antonsson

Date: 08:27:29 02/03/04

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On February 03, 2004 at 08:39:22, Uri Blass wrote:

>On February 03, 2004 at 07:40:14, Dr. Oliver Brausch wrote:
>
>>First I have to thank a lot to Peter Skinner, who really did an
>>amazing and ambitious job as Operator. Unfortunataly the latest
>>(and stronger) Version of OliThink was not stable and so Peter
>>spent hours with me to get a stable (and weaker) version.
>>
>>Then I want to thank Dann Corbit, who no only inspired me taking part
>>to this tourney. but to keep on working on this project beside
>>my work and private life.
>>
>>The first surprise was that OliThink was seeded 24. with an ELO of
>>2400, which was overrated for this time control.
>>OliThink never has been a engine for standard games.
>>Its strength always focused on very fast games. e.g. in blitz games
>>it often kicked Alarm's butt which did its revenge in CCT6.
>
>I think that it was simply unlucky against alarm.
>
>alarm scored less than olithink in the tournament and you cannot decide based on
>one game.
>
>alarm was also ranked behind olithink in Leo's tournament
>
>see http://wbec-ridderkerk.nl/html/his6thedition.html
>
>>
>>So I am really not unhappy with the result of 4 out of 9. With some
>>more luck it could have been even some points more (see Peter's
>>article)
>
>I do not think that you could expect more than 4 out of 9
>
>engines that scored 4.5/9 are clearly stronger than olithink(I can mention
>wildcat and the baron and Falcon and chezzz).
>
>Dorkey and averno are supposed to be also clearly better than olithink and
>scored the same.
>
>Frenzee that is clearly better than olithink based on Leo's results scored 1/2
>point less than olithink.
>
>Uri

Uri.. if you read the result on Leos tournament you see that Alarm beat OliThink
4-0 ! So... it's obvious that OliThinks playing style suits Alarm perfectly.
Against other engines... OliThink is stronger than Alarm.



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