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Subject: Re: SSDF always fails to test the latest and greatest. Can Rybka be Tes

Author: Stuart Cracraft

Date: 12:13:35 01/08/06

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On January 08, 2006 at 01:35:26, Uri Blass wrote:

>On January 07, 2006 at 22:48:31, Joseph Anthony Merolle wrote:
>
>>First fruit now Rybka can we please make a last minute entry.  Thank you
>>
>>Joseph
>
>
>No
>
>SSDF wait for rybka1.2 that is going to have an opening book and other
>improvement.
>
>There is no reason for ssdf to test a version without opening book.
>
>Uri

Seems to me testing without an opening book, all programs, would be more
accurate comparison of chess strength.

One could eliminate the opening issues by starting from a standard
set of positions like the Nunn suite.

Ken Thompson used to do this when testing Belle.



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