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Subject: Mephisto Vancouver - Contempt Setting

Author: Alan Grotier

Date: 11:18:46 12/05/04



 Meph.Van. 68000-12 Mhz.The owners manual recommends setting the contempt to
 +0.25 when playing for a win against a human less than 2100 or against an
 another computer.

 Computers rate me at 1300-1400 so I have no way to test the contempt factor.
 But other computers can.The renaissance Brute force module pure brute force
 algorithm seems to win more often against the MephVan. when it's contempt
 factor is set to 0.+25.
 I have found this to be true against other similar rated dedicated chess
 computers.

 When the "Van" contempt is off it wins more often.

 Anyone else found the same thing?.........Alan






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