Author: Mike Byrne
Date: 16:30:51 12/31/05
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On December 31, 2005 at 13:53:12, James T. Walker wrote: >On December 31, 2005 at 12:05:01, Mike Byrne wrote: > >>On December 31, 2005 at 11:38:01, Norm Pollock wrote: >> >>>On December 31, 2005 at 10:03:42, Torstein Hall wrote: >> The >>>"Beta" version of Rybka gets better results, and the "proof" is that the vast >>>majority of engines on playchess use the "Beta". >> >>haha -- That is proof. If you want to see how people feel about something - >>see which side they take they put their money on the line ...or in this case >>rating points! > >Sorry but I don't follow your comments. I suspect that more people use the Beta >version on Playchess because it was obtained free and more people have it. But >with more comments like mine above it is a disturbing trend to see the Elo >dropping with "newer" versions. I guess if it's only affecting the blitz >ratings that's probably acceptable to the author. He seems more interested in >creating an analysis tool which works better at long time controls. If this >trend continues, I will be stuck with a beta version that has no opening book >and very poor endgame play since I'm only interested in blitz games. Ignore my comment -- I was just joking about the rating points. I personally see little difference between the two versions -- althought there is a difference. I don't think preview is weaker than beta.
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