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Subject: Re: ...the usual hype...

Author: Joachim Rang

Date: 06:18:37 06/19/05

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On June 19, 2005 at 08:22:39, Uri Blass wrote:

>On June 19, 2005 at 08:12:54, Joachim Rang wrote:
>
>>On June 19, 2005 at 06:57:43, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>On June 19, 2005 at 06:43:00, Joachim Rang wrote:
>>>
>>>>On June 19, 2005 at 02:24:52, Roger D Davis wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>Since Fruit is just a notch down from Shredder and Fritz,
>>>>
>>>>Data? I've seen nothing which remotely allows such a conclusion. I'm quite sure
>>>>Fruit 2.1 is about 100 Elo-Points behind Shredder 9. This is a very tough gap.
>>>
>>>I am not so sure and I saw better result than it for fruit.
>>>It is probably weaker than Shredder9 but may be better than all other commercial
>>>programs based on results that I read if you ignore positional learning and book
>>>learning(I guess Fruit does not have it today but it is no problem for Fabien to
>>>add it).
>>>
>>>one of the results is beating Fritz8 31-19
>>>
>>>http://wbforum.volker-pittlik.name/viewtopic.php?t=2867
>>
>>yeah I saw that, but i's only blitz and still not reliale. You will see in the
>>end with longer time controls Fruit will be perhaps the best freeware engine but
>>weaker than Shredder, Fritz and Junior for sure.
>
>I wonder how can you be sure without enough games.
>I think that it is too early to know about longer time control.
>
>Fruit may be weaker than Fritz and Junior but also may be better than Shredder
>(note that the interesting question for me is testing from nunn type positions
>and not testing with books when book learning or positional learning can be
>decisive).
>
>Uri

I agree. For now it is pure speculation. But would be _very_ surprised if Fruit
is sronger than Fritz 8 on longer time controls.

The list you mean is probably this:

http://www.computerschach.de/index.php?option=com_wrapper&wrap=erangliste&Itemid=152

They are currently testing Fruit 2.1, have a look there in 10 days.

regards Joachim



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