Author: Lanny DiBartolomeo
Date: 08:44:53 12/31/98
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On December 31, 1998 at 07:48:33, Thom Perry wrote: >On December 30, 1998 at 16:40:15, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On December 30, 1998 at 04:18:11, Reynolds Takata wrote: >> >>>On December 30, 1998 at 03:45:52, blass uri wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>On December 30, 1998 at 03:04:51, Reynolds Takata wrote: >>>> >>>>>What i was reffering to is pure chess strength, if you want to say pure chess >>>>>strength of a program against kasparov specifically well that would be perfectly >>>>>satisfactory with me :). >>>> >>>>It is not clear to me what is pure chess strength. >>>>The strength of a program is different in different time control or in different >>>>openings. >>>> >>>>Uri >>> >>>Blass do you want to try to answer this question or just keep trying to come up >>>with a question yourself? >> >> >>What he is saying is that you are searching for the 'holy grail' of computer >>chess, and it probably doesn't exist in the form you desire. Programs are all >>different. They play differently at different time controls, in different >>openings, and in different types of games/positions. You can ask a dozen GM >>players on ICC which program gives _them_ the most trouble in blitz, and get >>a dozen different answers, some surprising. For bullet you will get probably >>a different answer. And for those that play longer games you will get still >>different answers. And if you look at the "tactical" IM/GM players you will >>get a different answer than you will from the "quiet/positional" GM players. >> >>So *any* program could be the right answer to your question. Or the wrong >>one... > >Extremely well said, Robert, and what you are saying is absolutely correct, I am >sure. The reason for so many arguments on this board is the "My program is the >'holy grail' of chess" mentality that prevails when someone dares to suggest >that their pet program is not flawless. Notice the rash of messages questioning >the testers whenever a new SSDF rating list is issued: "Gee, are you sure you >tested my program correctly? Duh, it isn't number one on the list." I don't think he is asking which program is the strongest I believe he was asking which program Garry Kasparov thought was the strongest based on different informations that people heard.
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