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Subject: Re: Shredder 9 UCI - First Impressions

Author: Mark Young

Date: 23:56:13 02/07/05

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On February 08, 2005 at 02:06:16, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>[...]
>>PS: I do not think that it makes sence to play Shredder vs. Shredder. Even if
>>the "older" version is performing better it is saying nothing about the real
>>playing strength of each version!
>
>
>      Hi Ingo
>      Just right and this is one thing I have mentioned here
>      hundred times already: what count are only the results
>      vs other engines to have a real comparison. I had some
>      time ago a CM9-setting that was clearly best vs other
>      CM9-settings but it did not perform well vs other engines
>      and since then I have never again made such sensless tests.
>      Kurt

This is not a reason not to test playing other Shredders.

There is no reason not to test released version of the same program against each
other. Even SSDF test against other versions of the same program.



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