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Subject: Re: Hype is fun....

Author: Joachim Rang

Date: 05:35:13 06/21/05

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On June 21, 2005 at 07:26:34, Rick Hagen wrote:

>On June 21, 2005 at 07:05:29, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On June 21, 2005 at 07:00:42, Rick Hagen wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>This is not the first time, and won't be the last time a (new) program is called
>>>sensational.
>>>Are we talking about the same program that was beaten by AnMon recently?
>>
>>One tournament of small number of games when Fruit had inferior hardware is more
>>important than hundreds of games that people are playing with equal hardware?
>>
>>Why even to mention that tournament?
>
>To put things in perspective.
>Hardware difference is something we have to live with... (WCCC)
>
>>
>>>
>>>Well, I'll have my independent Gauntlet test for Fruit 2.1 in a Nunn2 match,
>>>just to make sure for myself that we have a new milestone in programming.
>>>
>>>And it won't be Blitz t.c.
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>It may be interesting to see the results.
>
>You have to be patience, though.
>t.c 90+30; Fruit2.1 vs:
>
>1)CometB27 (have a reliable rating for that oldie)
>2)Crafty 18.11 (same reason)
>3)Ruffian 2.1.0
>4)CT 15
>5)Hiarcs 9
>6)Fritz 7 (most games in my DB)
>7)Fritz 8 (Bilbao)
>8)Junior 7
>9)Junior 9
>10)Shredder 9
>
>10x40= 400 games = patience

Great, I predict 50% for Fruit. :-)

>
>>>
>>>Anyway, congrats to Fabien and_all_other programmers trying to keep both feet on
>>>the ground.
>>>
>>>RickH
>>>(Adams will be crushed)
>>
>>I hope that hydra will be crushed both by adams and in the next WCCC.
>
>I_hope_the same thing, just don't believe it.
>Hydra is not my fav.
>Unless Adams plays (good) anti-comp chess, I fear the worse.
>(If he does, it will be boring to watch... just watch the anti-comp experts'
>games here...)
>>
>>Uri
>
>RickH

I don't think it would be boring. The anti-comp-chess as presented here consists
mostly of weird blitz games i don't think anti-comp-chess with tournament time
controls look the same.

regards Joachim



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