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Subject: Re: Some Gandalf 6.0 results - Long.....

Author: Rex

Date: 09:12:31 11/29/04

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On November 29, 2004 at 11:39:19, Peter Skinner wrote:

>On November 29, 2004 at 11:09:57, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>You did not test Gandalf5 in the same machine so it does not contradict the
>>claim that Gandalf6 is 100 elo better than gandalf5.
>>
>>Maybe Gandalf does not like your P4 and Gandalf5 will even fail more in your
>>machine and will be 100 elo weaker.
>>
>>It may be interesting to know the number of nodes per second that gandalf and
>>hiarcs get in your machine and compare with people with faster machines.
>>
>>Another possibility is that gandalf does not like fischer time control and is
>>relatively better at x minutes/40 moves.
>>
>>Uri
>
>Or another possibliity is that the advertising is purely hype like I figured....
>
>Fool me once, shame on you.. fool me twice.. shame on me.
>
>In a way I am happy that it only cost me $50 to not believe _any_ advertising
>from the Lokasoft group of engines. And as reported more than once here, and on
>the Lokasoft forums there is a problem with the ChessPartner interface and
>UCI/Native engines with online play. The interface is not updating the board
>during games and the engine is losing on time. This was first reported with
>Rebel 12, and has only continued.
>
>From now on I am sticking to my good ole trusty Winboard, and the Chessbase
>interface. Neither have let me down yet.
>
>Peter


Look at Lokasofts web site for some updates. I am running CP5.EXE 5.3.0.44 with
really good results.



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