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Subject: Re: Stunning!?

Author: Günther Simon

Date: 14:36:02 11/11/05

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On November 11, 2005 at 16:32:10, Rajen Gupta wrote:

>"Hi Uri: Some further explanations: still too less games / Junior 9 benefits
>more than Fruit from ponder=on / pure accident.
>
>Regards
>Kurt"
>
>Hi Kurt
>
>about 1-2 years ago when i had 2 identical computers next to each other at home,
>i played a series of matches between df8, junior8 and shredder8 and chessmaster
>9 personalities at various time controls with ponder off and on; the results
>were vastly different with ponder off and on; fritz was strongest with ponder
>off while shredder was weakest with ponder off the reverse weas true with ponder on;
>cm 9k (strongest personality) though the weakest in both modes of testing
>also lost more with ponder on; these reproducible but vastly different results
>led me to believe that ponder on is the only way to judge engine strength as
>that most closely mimics human play and optimally uses time.
>
>since that time i have disregarded all results with ponder off; i had discussed
>this view pint at that time with you (kurt) but you had disagreed with me.
>
>i am glad that since then, you have changed your view point.

This is really funny :) Where do you read 'this' in Kurts post?

Guenther

>
>regards;
>
>rajen



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