Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 06:45:05 11/14/04
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On November 14, 2004 at 08:07:39, ThatsIt wrote: >Hi to all ! > >Because of Eds remarks about my former experiment >(i cannot find the link now) >i've done it once more, this time with 40moves/8min. + 40/8 + 40/8... >and 80 startpositions (write protect) = 160 games per match. >Both, ruffian and list, don't produce learnfiles. >64MB HTs, 4erTBs, ponder=off > >1. Match ruffian 2.1.0 vs list 5.12 >75.0 - 85.0 (50-50-60) > >After that the procedure was always the same: >i moved the databasefiles onto a floppydisk and delete >them on the harddiskdrive. >Then i shutdown the machine and wait for exact 5 minutes. >Afterwards i turned on the machine, wait until the pc was >ready, doubleklick the CB-Symbol (first engine which were >loaded on the start were always crafty 19.13). >Now the tournament with the two engine has been started, >ruffian as fist engine, list as the second. > >repetition # 1 >78.5 - 81.5 (46-65-49) >no great difference in the final result but look at >the changes in the win-draw-lost statistics ! > >...same procedure... > >repetition # 2 >83.5 - 76.5 (52-63-45) >now the match result has turned !! > >...same procedure... > >repetition # 3 >77.5 - 82.5 (47-61-52) >the match result has turned again!! > >Best G.S. Interesting -- from the way you contructed the match, one would think the results wold be identical. So clearly , the only difference has to be variable engine time. Which engine is being favored - first or the second, I am not sure by your post.
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