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Subject: Re: Maybe Fritz5.32 is simply better in the opening stage of the game

Author: blass uri

Date: 06:05:12 02/24/99

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On February 23, 1999 at 11:55:42, blass uri wrote:

>
>On February 23, 1999 at 10:21:53, Dan Kiski wrote:
>
>>I read a number of posts on the subject of Rebel allegedly cooking some set
>>tests a while back and wondered if Fritz had done something similar.
>>
>>When I play engine 5.15 v 5.32 tests using the Nunn openings I find 5.32 will
>>win by Impressive margins 15 - 5, 15.5 - 4.5, 14.5 - 5.5. But when I play engine
>>v engine normal matches they seem relatively even.
>
>It seems that they cooked Fritz5.32 to win the nunn test games.
>This proves that the nunn test does not prove nothing about the strength of
>chess engines because it is a known test.
>
>I suggest another test based on the positions after the 10 move of black in the
>last category 18+ tournament.
>
>Uri

There is a different explanation.

Maybe Fritz5.32 is better at the opening stage of the game and it is the reason
that  Fritz5.32 is getting better results when both sides do not use the opening
book in the nunn positions.

If this is the case then I can understand the fact that Fritz5.32 is not better
in practical games because usually both sides are out of book only near move 20
and Fritz5.32 is not better after move 20

I suggest to do a match of 40 games based on all the 20 positions after 1 ply:
after 1.a3,1.a4,1.b3,1.b4,.....

I am sure that Chessbase did not tune Fritz for this match so if Fritz5.32 wins
convincingly then it will be a proof that Fritz5.32 is clearly better in the
opening stage then Fritz5.16

Uri



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