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Subject: Re: using parameter depends on the opponent in the ssdf is unfair!!

Author: blass uri

Date: 12:01:02 03/19/99

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On March 19, 1999 at 14:00:16, KarinsDad wrote:

>On March 18, 1999 at 07:01:52, blass uri wrote:
>
>>
>>On March 17, 1999 at 03:19:00, Hans Christian Lykke wrote:
>>
>>>On March 17, 1999 at 01:01:50, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>>
>>>>Do You play with latest Nimzo99 engine? I guess so...
>>>
>>>Yes, and I use the parameter where you can choose opponent.
>>>(Junior, Fritz, Rebel or Other)
>>
>>I think that letting to choose opponent is not allowed(otherwise Junior could
>>choose bigger contempt parameter against weak opponents like comet32)
>>
>> Junior does not do it  because knowing the opponent is not allowed in the ssdf
>>games and it is not fair if knowledge about the opponents is allowed only for
>>part of the players.
>>
>>Uri
>
>Uri,
>
>Why exactly is this unfair?
>
>This implies that having opponent specific knowledge is unfair (e.g. Anand
>having knowledge about Kasparov).
>
>Please explain.
>
>KarinsDad :)

It is unfair because the rules should be equal for all the programs.

I also agree that if anand buy a copy of kasparov and learn specific knowledge
about the copy of kasparov by games then it is unfair.

Fortunately anand cannot buy a copy of kasparov.

Uri





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