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Subject: Re: New Avennues for Commercial Programs

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 08:01:20 08/22/05

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On August 22, 2005 at 05:41:04, Uri Blass wrote:

>On August 22, 2005 at 04:07:18, Peter Skinner wrote:
>
>>On August 22, 2005 at 02:02:15, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>I think that you do not realize that 1 free engine that is superior is enough to
>>>make them worry.
>>
>>I don't think so. So one or two engines _might_ be able to take a few games off
>>them here and there.
>>
>>The random factor kicks in here though. If the commercials were to top the IPCCC
>>or WCCC next year, then there is nothing to talk about.
>>
>>It seems one or two tournaments justify allot of conjecture and hand waving..
>>
>>>No way
>>>
>>>I expect fruit WCCC to beat the commercial programs in a match of 50 games
>>>if one processor is used and there is no learning problem for fruit.
>>
>>I would sell my ex-wife into slavery if that happened (well I'd probably do this
>>anyway.. but you get the point). You _seriously_ underestimate the Chessbase
>>interface most commercials run under.

http://www.husvankempen.de/nunn/rangliste.html

For the individual breakdown:
http://www.husvankempen.de/nunn/rangliste.html#3

Fruit has a positive score with more than 50 games against every commercial
chess engine besides Shredder.

These games are 40/40 but I do not expect a large difference at 40/2.

This test also confirms the results:
http://www.utzingerk.com/fruit21_test.htm

where Fruit has a positive score against every chess engine except Chess Tiger,
where Fruit scores even.

Fruit's good result is not an accident.

>I think that you understimate fabien.

I agree.

>>
>>>I expect Fruit to top the SSDF if fabien only send them fruit WCCC with
>>>learning.
>>>
>>>Uri
>>
>>I don't think that based on the number of opponents it would face that it would
>>steal the #1 spot away from Shredder. Then again I don't even think it would
>>steal the #2 stop from Junior (removing all previous Shredder versions puts
>>Junior #2).
>
>I do not think Fruit2.1 will do it but I guess that the ssdf is going to test
>better fruit that fabien will release later this year(it is going to have the
>improvement in fruit WCCC and it is also going to have book learning).
>>
>>You also bring up learning, yet no more than a week ago you stated it wasn't
>>important at all because the number of possible positions it could face.
>
>I do not think that I said that learning is not important for long matches like
>the ssdf does but I expect fabien to implement learning before sending fruit to
>the ssdf testers.

When Fabien writes a SMP version, he will be world champion.  I am sure of it.



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