Author: Gregory Owett
Date: 23:33:40 02/10/05
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On February 11, 2005 at 00:14:22, Russell Reagan wrote: >On February 10, 2005 at 10:20:17, Gregory Owett wrote: > >>Hello, >> >>Do the engines play with equal chance? No. >> >>Note, as long as the programs run on different kind of machines, the result will >>be only relative. > > >This is not a contest between computer chess engines. It is a contest between >chess playing machines. The rules have been established, and the participant >that performs best under those rules during the tournament will be the champion. >You must have incorrectly assumed that being champion implies other things, such >as being the best chess engine. > > >>As if the racing drivers drove cars of categories varied. Logically, one >>couldn't classify them according to their own value. > > >If they all drove the same car, how could we tell who can make the fastest car? What interests me which is the best pilot, and not what is the car which has most powerful !
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