Author: Tom Likens
Date: 13:25:41 05/21/04
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On May 21, 2004 at 15:18:59, Robert Hyatt wrote: >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... Well, I guess I'm making some progress. In the old days Djinn would have lost 10 games in a row and been completely routed. So a loss, a draw and a win is good news. It would be nice to be taken off the "easy" prey list eventually. --tom
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