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Subject: Re: Hiarcs 10 - Glaurung 051213: 76-24!

Author: Tom Likens

Date: 12:09:07 12/14/05

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On December 14, 2005 at 14:40:31, Tord Romstad wrote:

>Hi all,
>
>I've finished a Noomen match between Hiarcs 10 and Glaurung 051213.
>The time control was 4+1, and the hardware an iMac G5 1.8 GHz.  The
>final result was a devastating 76-24 victory for Hiarcs, with 60 wins,
>32 draws and just 8 losses.  This translates to an estimated rating
>difference of almost exactly 200 Elo points, which is very impressive.
>
>Glaurung Mainz, the last public version of my engine, has a CEGT
>rating of 2585.  I think the current development version is somewhere
>between 20 and 50 points stronger.  If this is correct, Hiarcs should
>end up somewhere around or slightly above 2800 on the CEGT list,
>which is in the same league as Rybka.
>
>Of course it is also possible that Hiarcs 10 is just a particularly difficult
>opponent for Glaurung, or that it is highly optimised for blitz levels.
>It will be interesting to see the results of other testers.
>
>Tord

Hey Tord,

What exactly is a "Noomen match"?  Is this similar to a Nunn match.  If yes,
I'd be interested in getting the starting positions from you.

--tom

P.S. My condolances on the Hiarcs match.  Hiarcs has an interesting style
and I'm very curious to see the new version play Fruit, Shredder and of
course Rybka.



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