Author: Drexel,Michael
Date: 08:09:01 10/12/05
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On October 12, 2005 at 03:52:51, Uri Blass wrote: >On October 12, 2005 at 01:27:26, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>On October 12, 2005 at 01:10:39, Martin Andersen2 wrote: >> >>>From Chessbase: >>> >>>" This afternoon I have been given the latest analytical aid, Fritz 9, which, it >>>is claimed, is around 100 Elo points stronger than the previous version. If >>>true, it is a giant leap for siliconkind" >>> >>>Of course if Fritz 9 is 100 Elo points stronger than Fritz 8, it should be at >>>2883 (SSDF), and probably better than Fruit. But how likely is this based >>>on preliminary tests ? > >Fruit2.1 is at the same level of Fritz8 bilbao >Most customers probably do not have Fritz8 bilbao and Fruit2.1 is probably >slightly better than Fritz8. > >Fruit2.2 is 50-100 elo better than Fruit2.1 so it make sense to think that >Fruit2.2 is 100 elo better than Fritz8 > >Fritz9 is near the level of Fruit2.2 based on CEGT results so I see nothing >wrong with the claim. > >>> >>> >>>Martin. >>> >>> >>>http://chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=2676 >> >>Not surprising. I guess that the Fruit advertizing budget is $0.00 and Fritz at >>least a few hundred thousand. > >When I told in the israeli chess forum that Fruit2.2 is 50-100 elo better than >Fruit2.1 then one of the response was that not a lot of people will pay 35$ for >the minor improvement from Fruit2.1 to Fruit2.2 > >Uri The "100 ELO better" is based on Computer ratings anyway, which is not interesting at all for a human player. Chessbase of course does not mention this. I very much doubt Fritz 9 is noticeable better better than Fritz 8 against humans. Same applies for Fruit 2.2 and Fruit 2.1. Michael
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