Author: Harald Faber
Date: 00:07:45 03/22/99
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On March 20, 1999 at 05:08:53, Tony Hedlund 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) >>>> >>>>Junior lost ELO against Comet32 because of a short draw after the opening >>>>I found that it could avoid the draw by using bigger value of contempt but Amir >>>>Ban replied that knowing the opponent is not allowed so Junior5 cannot use >>>>bigger value of contempt against weak opponents >>>>Uri >>> >>>This is a rather new issue. But if a program have this feature I see no wrong in >>>using it. >>> >>>Tony >> >>Fine, so the next generation/version of programs will have >>Anti-Fritz >>Anti-Hiarcs >>Anti-King >>Anti-Rebel >>Anti-Junior >>Anti-Nimzo >>Anti-Shredder >>Anti-Genius >>Anti-MChessPro >>settings with according opening books I suppose. >> >>This can't be the future, neither of chess nor computerchess. >>If SSDF will allow such a handling you can close your list. This is absolutely >>nonsense. > >It's up to the programmers isn't it? >Tony If you allow it. Such handling is and should be allowed in round robin tournaments. You should clarify your policy. Do you play the programs "out of the box" or do you change the settings manually? Once you claimed the first, what do you do now? Anyway a chess program should be developped to play the best chess and not depending on the opponent.
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