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Subject: Re: Any chance of gandalf 6 being in the top 5 on ssdf? NT.

Author: Albert Silver

Date: 08:34:24 11/21/04

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On November 21, 2004 at 11:17:31, Peter Skinner wrote:

>On November 21, 2004 at 10:10:27, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>My own estimate is about 86 points. It is a very serious estimate, much like
>>yours, and is based on no games and no knowledge of the engine, also like your
>>estimate. BTW, there's a new player in my club who isn't rated yet, but I
>>estimate at about 1900. What's your estimate? Just to see if it is similar.
>>
>
>Well mine _is_ based on data I have seen on Playchess, and "advertising" of
>engines.
>
>I remember Ruffian 2.1.0 being advertised as 100 elo stronger than 1.0.5..
>
>Gandalf 5.0 being advertised as "Much stronger than 4.32H"..
>
>Fritz 8 being advertised as 50 elo stronger than Fritz 7....
>
>I am just a sceptic based on recent advertising, and the results I have seen.
>
>As for the player in your chess club, by the looks of him, I would guess he is
>rated more in the range of 0-1899.. Just off what you figure :)
>
>Peter

I understand your skepticism, and appreciate your frustrating past experience,
but it still doesn't put you in a position to speculate on its rating, which is
what I objected too.

                                            Albert



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