Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 12:01:13 02/11/05
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On February 11, 2005 at 02:33:40, Gregory Owett wrote: >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 ! That is my point. You are interested in which *engine* is best, and this tournament will not tell you that. It is not a reason to criticize the tournament though. You already have very good sources: SSDF, WBEC, and plenty of other chess engine competitions on equal hardware.
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