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Subject: Re: Question To The Engine Experts

Author: David Mitchell

Date: 22:16:30 09/10/05

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On September 10, 2005 at 16:31:56, Steve B wrote:

>The Phoenix Resurrection is a dedicated computer that currently contains the
>Ruffian Engine
>it runs on a Intel StrongARM Processor at 203Mhz
>
>as is well known the Tasc contains De Koinig's  King Program as seen in the
>Chessmaster PC Programs
>
>is it a simple matter of me looking up which of these 3 are currently rated the
>highest on the SSDF lists or is one program known to be stronger against the
>King ?
>
>i would like to be able to "cut to the chase" here and test the program with the
>best chances to win rather then go through all three at random
>
>many collectors are eager to see the title change hands as quickly as possible
>
>Steve

When you run a sporting contest, the main thing is it has to be fair -
regardless of what "many collectors are eager to see". The tournament does NOT
have to be exhaustive, or statistically meaningful - it's just ONE tournament,
and many such tournaments will be needed before the numbers can be all put
together into something statistically significant.

Obviously looking up the SSDF results might be used for seeding purposes, but
should have NOTHING to do with your competition, otherwise.

This tournament is yours, and should be separate from any SSDF results other
than seeding.

Dave



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