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Subject: Re: The Ruffian test after 43 games by each engine

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 12:04:51 03/04/04

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On March 03, 2004 at 22:30:19, Albert Silver wrote:

>On March 03, 2004 at 17:22:59, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On March 03, 2004 at 08:23:08, Albert Silver wrote:
>>
>>>On March 01, 2004 at 15:10:56, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> # Name              1    2    3    4    5    6    7    8    9   10   11   12
>>>>13   14   Score   Buch  Sommb
>>>>-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>> 1 Ruffian_202    **** =1=  01=  =01  =10  0==1 1=0  11=1 111  111  11=  1110
>>>>0=1  1=11  30.0/43 882.5 595.50
>>>> 2 Ruffian_105    =0=  **** 1=0  ===  ==1  =11  1111 111  1010 001= =01  =10
>>>>1111 111   29.0/43 892.5 574.00
>>>
>>>I'd like to see more game if possible.
>>
>>I've seen enough.  When programs are this close in strength, it's a random walk.
>> A hundred games will put one in the lead.  A hundred more another.  It took
>>several days to run this test and I found out all that I needed to know.
>>Namely, the programs are about of the same strength.
>
>Perhaps so, but if you accept that the performances of the Ruffians is correct
>then you also agree that Crafty for example is that much weaker. Do you?

Sure, within the error bars (of 300 Elo).

I only wanted to know if the new versions were dominatingly better.  They do not
appear to be.



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