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Subject: Re: Fruit continues gaining ground

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 16:22:33 07/19/05

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On July 19, 2005 at 14:05:53, Thomas Logan wrote:

>On July 18, 2005 at 14:48:14, Dann Corbit wrote:
>
>>On July 18, 2005 at 14:23:39, Thomas Logan wrote:
>>
>>>>>current score
>>>>>
>>>>>THOMAS-KBZT8WLT, 120'/40+60'/20+30'  0
>>>>>
>>>>>                12345678901234567890123456789012
>>>>>1   Shredder 9  01010½0½1½1½1½01111½½½½10½0½½001 17.0/32
>>>>>2   Fruit 2.1   10101½1½0½0½0½10000½½½½01½1½½110 15.0/32
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>This is a close match
>>>>>
>>>>>At the end of twenty it looked like Shredder was running away with the match
>>>>>
>>>>>since that time however fruit has scored 7-5 against Shredder
>>>>>
>>>>>Tom
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>      Hi Tom
>>>>      You can now see the first time yourself why it's
>>>>      important to have more than 20 games.
>>>>      Kurt
>>>
>>>Hi Kurt
>>>
>>>Yeah
>>>
>>>But at classical time control it takes so long
>>>
>>>I hope no one says 50 is too little you need 100 or more
>>
>>500 is the reasonable lower bound to get a good idea about strength.
>>1000 is much better and 2000 will give a very good picture.
>>30 games is only a glimpse of a wild idea about which program is strongest.
>>
>>If you read Ernst Heinz's book, he offers good statistical reasons why 1000
>>games is a good target.
>>
>>Sorry to be the bearer of bad news.
>
>Well the bad news is I do not have the time to play 1000 or even 500 games
>
>at classical time control
>
>I will play the planned 50
>
>and that can be added to other classical results and perhaps someday
>
>that will total up to 1000
>
>Tom

Yes, of course.

And 1 game is better than 0 games.
And 2 games is better than 1 game.
etc.



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