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Subject: Re: The Great CM9000 Showdown! (40 moves in 80 mins - no books)

Author: Kurt Utzinger

Date: 14:18:23 02/12/05

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On February 12, 2005 at 13:12:37, Graham Banks wrote:

>On February 12, 2005 at 06:43:11, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>On February 12, 2005 at 03:56:23, Graham Banks wrote:
>>
>>>THE GREAT CM9000 SHOWDOWN!
>>>
>>>Athlon XP1900+
>>>128mb hash each
>>>3,4,5 men tablebases
>>>Ponder on
>>>No opening books
>>>34 rounds (2 cycles) at 40 moves in 80 minutes repeating
>>>
>>>
>>>CM9000 Alliance   (Graham Banks)
>>>CM9000 Assassin   (Graham Banks)
>>>CM9000 Default
>>>CM9000 Judge   (Graham Banks)
>>>CM9000 Judge II   (Graham Banks)
>>>CM9000 Justice   (Jason Kent)
>>>CM9000 Mapi   (Markus Pillen)
>>>CM9000 Minotaur   (Graham Banks)
>>>CM9000 Minotaur 2   (Graham Banks)
>>>CM9000 Pillen   (Markus Pillen)
>>>CM9000 R1   (Wilhelm Hudetz)
>>>CM9000 R2   (Jason Kent)
>>>CM9000 RIX   (Wilhelm Hudetz)
>>>CM9000 SKR   (Sedat Canbaz, Kurt Utzinger, Rolf Buehler)
>>>CM9000 Slayer   (Jason Kent)
>>>CM9000 Slayer 2b   (Jason Kent)
>>>CM9000 Surak 8c   (Axel Schumacher)
>>>CM9000 TO5   (Kurt Utzinger)
>>>
>>>
>>>Stay tuned! This should be interesting!
>>
>>      Hi Graham
>>      This is the most uninteresting tournament for me
>>      you have ever chosen -:) I am almost sure that
>>      the winner will not be the strongest CM9_setting.
>>      Kurt
>
>
>Hi Kurt,
>
>I'm aware that you regard testing settings against each other as meaningless.
>However I believe that the ultimate CM9000 setting should perform well against
>both other engines AND other CM settings. Ray and I have run extensive testing
>in both areas and to me this is the final piece of the jigsaw. Many CM9000 fans
>have been looking forward to this tournament incuding myself! All our data will
>be released at the completion of this tournament and then those interested can
>draw their own conclusions,
>
>Regards, Graham.


      Hi Graham
      Well, I know that there are people who do not share my
      opinion in this matter and your tournament is ok for
      them. And it's good to have different opinions -:)
      Kurt



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