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Subject: Re: Crosstable

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 16:44:40 08/16/05

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On August 16, 2005 at 17:54:39, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On August 16, 2005 at 17:46:42, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>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
>
>
>44 is pretty significant.  I'd take a free 44 anytime I could get it.

I guess that both figures are within the error bars of the calculations anyway.




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