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Subject: Re: correction

Author: Sandro Necchi

Date: 10:37:13 01/11/06

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On January 11, 2006 at 13:35:18, Sandro Necchi wrote:

>On January 11, 2006 at 12:53:02, Peter Skinner wrote:
>
>>On January 11, 2006 at 10:15:12, stuart taylor wrote:
>>
>>>Sandro has been making it absolutely clear, that the minimum aim is to make it
>>>atleast 50 elo above the best, which is Rybka, and Rybka will yet be better. So
>>>Shredder 10 would HAVE to be, without exageration, a clear 150 elo points better
>>>than now, easily. (or, 150-200)
>>>S.Taylor
>>
>>Sandro has also make it absolutely clear that each of the previous versions were
>>a certain elo better than the previous and that just didn't end up being true.
>
>Peter,
>
>sorry but you are VERY superficial AND WRONG with this statement:
>
>1. Shredder 8 was stronger than Shreder 7.04 if tested in UCI version which SSDF
>did not and using a more updated book which was not available with the CB
>version. Now I was telling 40-50 points stronger than 7.04 UCI as 25 being for
>the UCI and the updated book.
>
>2. This score was the one that was seen by whom tested the UCI version and
>reported here too.
>
>3. I also mentioned that these were estimated data as I did not have time enough
>to make very many test games...now after some years the difference between 7.04
>UCI and 8.0 CB is 4 points which added to 25 makes 29 so not so far away from
>what I reported...11 points are not so much as you cannot see them in the
>games...
>
>4. For Shredder 9 I was talking about 30 points as estimation even if I said
>that I did not want to tell this data. Now considering that this engine has been
>the leader for so long and that everybody tested against it it is clear that the
>actual elo is suffering from this. So, since it is 13 points now I think my
>estimation was quite good!
>
>>
>>Now suddenly Shredder is going to be 150 - 200elo stronger than version 9? LOL!
>
>You need to understand that this for us is a must and not advertisement...I did
>not say we have the program already 150 points stronger or 200, but that we are
>working a lot on it to reach that goal...
>
>Do you find anything claimed wrong on this?
>
>>
>>I will bet against that anyday.
>
>You are going to loose all you have one day, so my suggestion is to think more
>before making those statements!:-))
>
>>
>>If you believe this hype, I have a bridge to sell you. And yes it is the one I
>>have previously sold several times here :) Who says it can't have more than one
>>owner? :)
>
>Pls. take note that we will sell you the bridge connecting Sicily if we reach
>the goal we are working on and you will have to buy it as you esposed yourself
>to the world with this claim!:-)
>
>Seriously speaking everybody can state anything, but if you claim about false
>statements on someone you need to be clear and precise otherwise everybody will
>be laughing at you and this is also not deserved by someone which has devoted so
>much time to this field as only very few people did not only from a time spent
>but also as seriously talking on it.
>
>>
>>Peter
>
>Sandro



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