Author: Uri Blass
Date: 14:39:55 01/12/05
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On January 12, 2005 at 13:31:16, chandler yergin wrote: >On January 12, 2005 at 10:54:26, Anthony Cozzie wrote: > >>On January 12, 2005 at 02:33:38, Jouni Uski wrote: >> >>>In my (private) endgame testsuite Fruit scored better than some programs >>>with tablebase support (e.g. Junior8 and Crafty). > > >>Quite stunning - it seems, >>>that excellent search depth compensates TBs! > > Your opinion.. Provide evidence! > > And my suite has some 5/6 piece >>>positions were TB access is definitely advantage. >>> >>>Jouni >> >>IMO the 5-piece tablebases are just not that interesting and really not worth >>that much in terms of elo. > >What are the Current ELO Ratings for Top Programs, including yours? > >THey represents exact play, and all positions possible are immediatly shown. >What more can you expect? > > >> A little endgame knowledge can cover most of the >>positions and be a lot faster too. > >Absolute NONSENSE! Not nonsense. In most of the position of 5 pieces or less than it computers can find the right move with no tablebases. Uri
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