Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 12:18:59 05/21/04
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On May 21, 2004 at 15:02:32, Tom Likens wrote: > >Djinn just had one of those "interesting" encounters on ICC that >occasionally happen. It lost to a 1600 player at a TC of "10 3". >Always, interesting and maybe something more. The next game >with the same player was a draw and the final game initially >was going against Djinn but it eventually turned the tide in a >2-Rook vs. Queen, opposite side castling free-for-all and >cashed in the full point. After this the 1600 player decided to >move on to greener pastures. > >Now I'm not accusing anyone of anything (anyone can have >a great day), but if it's something more (nefarious), well, what really >bothers me about these "encounters" is that I never get to find >out which version of Crafty, Yace, Shredder, Hiarcs, Fritz, >Chess Tiger etc. etc. Djinn actually lost to, drew and then >finally beat. ;-) > >How the heck is a poor engine author going to track their >creation's progress?!! > >cheers, >--tom this is a problem that will never go away. It is more common at the 1600 level than at the 2500 level, thankfully...
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