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Subject: Re: Crosstable

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 14:46:42 08/16/05

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On August 16, 2005 at 17:33:29, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On August 16, 2005 at 17:26:28, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On August 16, 2005 at 17:16:33, Paolo Casaschi wrote:
>>
>>>>I know that usually when program improve they improve in all time controls.
>>>>I do not know of evaluation changes or search changes that make programs weaker
>>>>at blitz but stronger at long time control.
>>>>
>>>>In thoery it can happen but I need to see a proof for it and I believe that
>>>>fabien mainly test in blitz time control(he can correct me if I am wrong)
>>>>because usually productive changes in blitz of adding knowledge to the
>>>>evaluation are also productive at long time control.
>>>
>>>Do you have any proof or evidence that there is some correlation between blitz
>>>strenght and slower speed strenght?
>>>If you dont, then we can only compare assumptions and I tend to agree with Bob
>>>Hyatt since the same non-correlation is evident with humans and because common
>>>sense...
>>>
>>>--Paolo
>>
>>Of course there is correlation.
>>
>>Look at every rating list at long time control and you can see Shredder,Fruit
>>Fritz,Junior,Hiarcs at the top of the list.
>>
>>Now look at rating list at blitz.
>>What do you see?
>>
>>Surprise for you
>>Again the same programs.
>>
>>You do not believe it?
>>Here are 2 rating lists one for blitz and another one for longer time control.
>>
>>
>>http://www.husvankempen.de/nunn/rangliste.html
>>http://www.miko42.de/turniere/blitzturniere/blitzrangliste.html
>>
>>
>>Uri
>
>Did you even look at your data?  The programs do _not_ finish in the same order.

Yes but the difference is small.

Fritz is 38 elo better than hiarcs at long time control and 6 elo weaker than
hiarcs at faster time control.

It is only 44 elo difference.

Uri



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