Author: John Merlino
Date: 12:35:49 06/06/04
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On June 06, 2004 at 13:29:32, eric guttenberg wrote: >I assume SSDF tests Chessmaster 9000 at its default settings. The >information I get from this site and other sources is that some settings >other than default are probably stronger. Notably the SKR settings >which have been tested by various people fairly extensively and with >results consistently better than the default settings achieve. > >Is there a consensus that the SKR settings are the strongest known >settings for CM 9000? I occasionally see other settings touted as >possibly stronger but have not seen anything close to enough data >to support such a claim. > >And secondly, is there a consensus on approximately where on the >current SSDF list CM 9000 SKR would rank? It looks to me like perhaps >3d or 4th if it were tested. > >eric First of all, the SKR settings are specifically designed for longer time controls. They are likely to perform worse than the default settings at blitz controls. Note this thread: http://www.talkchess.com/forums/1/message.html?368913 and see that the default setting is winning this blitz tournament that contains many different custom CM settings (and a few other engines). But the SKR settings are very well-respected for longer time controls and analysis. As for the SSDF, they tested with the default settings, with the exception of an increased hash table size. It has been estimated that the SKR settings are in the neighborhood of 50-100 points stronger than the default. If you take the median of that, then CM_SKR would indeed be third in the current SSDF list. jm
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