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Subject: Re:The usual excuse list

Author: Harald Faber

Date: 22:01:04 02/25/04

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On February 25, 2004 at 18:36:35, Thomas Mayer wrote:

>Hi Thoralf,
>
>that was fast... :)
>
>>> On the other hand I do not know how they did test it. Which book was used
>
>> Ruffian Leiden, if I understand the instructions correctly.
>
>>> the main question: did they use Ruffian as UCI or WB. In UCI-mode
>>> booklearning is not working -> for matches like they are played at SSDF
>>> booklearning is very important.
>
>>Ruffian 2.0.0 has been tested as a Winboard engine.
>
>outch, now it gets complicated to explain Ruffians result... :)
>
>[FUNmode ON]
>So I start with the usual list: (Mark what you think is important... :)
>
>( ) you played with the wrong time control
>( ) you played against the wrong opponents
>( ) you played against too many opponents
>( ) you played against too less opponents
>( ) the engine did not like your PC
>( ) the weather was bad - this explains the result
>( ) you played too less games
>( ) you played too much games
>( ) you played at the wrong days of the year
>( ) you did not use the correct set of TBs (whatever correct is)
>( ) you did not restart the PC after every game
>( ) you DID restart the PC after every game
>( ) it is too cold in your country
>( ) it is too hot in your country
>( ) you were bought
>( ) you ignored the money you get
>( ) you $%&ยง*#$% duuuh...
>( ) add some more... :)
>
>I love this list... :)))
>
>[FUNmode OFF]
>
>Greets, Thomas


The list misses an important point:
( ) The engine has a well-known bug, use the bugfree version xyz


And some more:
( ) You used permanent brain
( ) You played with the wrong opening book
( ) You used the wrong GUI
( ) You leave out the winning games just to harm the result to your intentions

(I love this list too :-))



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