Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 12:13:47 11/22/04
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On November 22, 2004 at 13:56:42, Albert Silver wrote: >>I understand, but improvements and changes are rarely if ever linear. This is >>well-known, but experimenting with the Pro Deo settings has made this all the >>clearer. A small change can yield big improvements in some test positions, and >>slow downs in others. And the best test suite settings are pretty much never the >>best playing settings. The point being that if Gandalf has really chanegd so >>much, you should not expect it to simply be like Gandalf 5 plus some >>improvements. It is bound to be very different period. Still, here are some test >>suite results over at CSS: >>http://f23.parsimony.net/forum50826/messages/112946.htm >> > >BTW, just to be clear: I have no opinion whatsoever on Gandalf 6. All I'm saying >is that short of solid testing in well controlled conditions, one can't judge >whether it will be 50 or 100 points stronger. > > Albert I am not disagreeing with you at all. In fact I clearly see what your stating. While I am very vocal about my opinion from what I have observed, you on the other hand will not even speculate. That is fine. Once the SSDF tests it and the measurement is close to what I have stated, then I won't look like a lunatic :) Peter
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