Author: Roger D Davis
Date: 08:15:21 05/27/05
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On May 27, 2005 at 10:23:21, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: >On May 27, 2005 at 09:32:20, Jonas Cohonas wrote: > >>>It's regurarly playing at chessbase server, operated by the sheik in own person. >>> >>>Additional i've seen it in a tournament or 7 now. First under the name brutus >>>now under the name hydra. In fact i saw it play a few months ago in my own >>>person in Paderborn 2005. >>> >>>Vincent >> >>Now that you have pointed out the elephant in the room, do you have any >>games/positions or is it just a feeling you have? > >This is like asking a formula 1 driver whether he's incapable of judging what >happens at other teams. > >The knowledge the programmers have about the other chessprograms is far bigger >than you can imagine. Not only because of the many chats and email traffic >between the programmers. > >The additional advantage i have is that i'm FM. Just from a single output in a >single position from amateur programs i can already usually see whether they >have a bug somewhere. Either in hashtable, in a certain pattern, or whatever. > >Many amateur programmers can testify to this. > >Now instead of a single output there is quite some more data, to say it polite. > >You must not underestimate this. > >If Uri Blass can already draw a lot of conclusions from 6 game outputs from Deep >Blue, what can others do with all the data that is there about hydra? > >Additional, and you have to praise him for that, Chrilly is not working in >secrecy. He is even regurarly posting at CSS. Usually postings about what he >knows from Shredder. > >Vincent Vincent, Maybe you should contact Adams and coach him. Point out what you think are Hydras weaknesses. Tell him how he can avoid playing into Hydra's strengths. Otherwise, he's potentially walking into a minefield. But if you understand the programs so well, and the fact that you're an FM, Adams would greatly benefit from having you "on his team." Roger
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