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Subject: Re: New Gandalf release.

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 23:43:38 11/03/04

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On November 04, 2004 at 00:20:22, Peter Skinner wrote:

>On November 03, 2004 at 23:22:12, Jonas Bylund wrote:
>
>>On November 03, 2004 at 22:47:58, Peter Skinner wrote:
>>
>>>On November 03, 2004 at 20:33:05, Chessfun wrote:
>>>
>>>>I don't want to get into the argument of 4.32h and 5.0 all I can tell you is
>>>>this Gandalf 6 has been in beta testing for a very long time.
>>>
>>>Yes I know it has been. I have seen Dan Wulff play on FICS several times.
>>>
>>>All I am stating is the 100 elo improvement is more than likely a stretch, and
>>>probably will come out to be about 40 elo maximum.
>>>
>>>Peter
>>
>>Maybe you are right, maybe not, it seems a bit hesitant though to indicate a
>>scam when the program has not been tested by the public. I am sure they would
>>have prefered Gandald 5/5.1 to have been on top of the SSDF...
>>
>>Jonas
>
>The same advertising was done for Gandalf 5.0 from 4.32h.

I do not remember claims that Gandalf5 is 100 elo better than 4.32h.

 We all know how that
>turned out.
>
>Don't get me wrong, I hope all the best for Steen Suurballe and Dan Wulff. And I
>hope it does top the SSDF list.

Note that 100 elo improvement does not mean topping the ssdf.
remember also that the claim is 100 elo better than Gandalf5 and it is easier
than being 100 elo better than Gandalf4.32h

Uri



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