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Subject: Re: WM-Test Express - use dice for better results

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 14:12:00 10/05/05

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On October 05, 2005 at 14:42:31, Franz Hagra wrote:

>Every half year or year theres a discussion about the statistical value of the
>WM-Test.
>
>Seriously you can say: the engine has 2500,2600,2700,2800 Elo. Most times you
>know this before - so using dice is better and takes not so long time!
>
>The test methode is simply not correct
>
>Hagra

Test suites are not designed to find the playing strength of the engine.

It is clear that the better player is not always the better solver.
It does not change the fact that it is interesting to know which program is the
better solver of some type of positions.

Uri



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