Author: Arturo Ochoa
Date: 17:09:24 02/15/05
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On February 15, 2005 at 17:43:32, Peter Berger wrote: >On February 15, 2005 at 15:57:20, Uri Blass wrote: > >>I think that Crafty did the expected result in WCCC. > >Actually you did predict it to the point before the tournament, so I agree with >you. > >The influence of book is just *way* over-estimated by people who had a too low >expectation of Crafty's potential. There were some games where Crafty's book was >really fine, mainly against Shredder,Junior, Fritz and Sjeng . But it only got >1/4 out of them, which means this includes most points lost. And the book >variation chosen against SOS was bad, this one had been mostly untested due to >lack of time, and just used based on analysis that didn't turn out to be >relevant. > >I was unhappy with openings against Falcon, Diep and IsiChess, and they clearly >left a lot to be desired. This time the net result was 3/3 though. > >I think Crafty had really bad books in most past WCCs it played in - this time >it was quite OK, nothing more, nothing less. > >I can add further evidence for my assessment : the blitz event where Crafty >finished 2nd, it played with a completely random ( and I mean it, because a >screwed up non-working 32-bit one was used) book. > >I think people just tend to underestimate Crafty on strong hardware , especially >several well-known programmers. It was even seeded 8th (!) by ICGA officials >e.g., and this was not the least bit controversial with programmers present. The >major reason probably is that under conditions more often used in tests at home, >it can't compete with the top. I also think that it was indeed a very good and >well-tested version. Crafty's released versions always goes up and down a bit. > >Peter Well, I have not said anything about underestimating Crafty. Where did you read that I wrote that? :) I said that your overall was oustanding in that Tournament and it helped Crafty a lot. It seems to be that you have the same problem of Uri Blass. It is sad when you cannot receive compliment. Well. That is how the majority of this Forum function. I cannot beat that. Now create other stuff that is not relevant for a compliment. Go ahead! I wont read this again because I have a lot of work here. Best wishes, Arturo. :)
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