Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 05:29:13 01/29/06
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On January 29, 2006 at 06:49:47, chandler yergin wrote: >Coincidence? I think not. >You decide. > >Engine vs Engine Tournaments CEGT >What are the results? > "Computer Engine Grande Tournaments" >Last Posting 2005 showed a Total of 68319 games >had been played. How did it come out? > >White Wins 1-0 25715 (37.6%) >Black Wins 0-1 19580 (28.7%) >Draws 1/2 1/2 23024 (33.7%) > >White Perf. = 54.5% >Black Perf. = 45.5% > >What are the Stats by ECO Code? >Here you go- >http://web.telia.com/~u85924109/ssdf/ > >http://home.interact.se/~w100107/openings.htm >OPENINGS > >"Based on 18 947 games I've looked at some statistics. >The score for white is 55-45 and an average game is 70 moves. >I've divided the games in most played openings:" >For the Comps; games by ECO Code: >ECO A = 9068 (13.3%) >ECO B = 17619 (25.8%) >ECO C = 10987 (16.1%) >ECO D = 14939 (21.9%) >ECO E = 12718 (10.6%) > >Perf. White = 54.5% >Perf. Black = 45.5% > > >What if a million or so games have been played? > >In my Mega DATABASE 99 Total Games Played = 1114332 >Results: > >White Wins 1-0 413653 = (37%) >Black Wins 0-1 318394 = (28%) >Draws 1/2 1/2 381453 = (35%) > >White Perf. = 54% >Black Perf. = 46% > > > >What if more tests were run and games played you say? > >Here are the Stats from Big Database 2003 >Total Games = 2311756 >1-0 = 883180 = 38% >0-1 = 700303 = 30% >1/2 1/2 = 726673 = 32% >White perf. = 54% >Black perf. = 46% > >There's those Magic Numbers again... > >Taken at random > >TWIC 578 1612 Games >1-0 624 games total 55% >0-1 478 games total 45% > >TWIC 580 710 games >1-0 243 games total 55% >0-1 179 games total 45% > >TWIC 582 1115 games >1-0 434 games total 55% >0-1 330 games total 45% > >TWIC 583 games >1-0 744 games total 55% >0-1 561 games total 45% > >TWIC 674 1245 games >1-0 475 games total 55% >0-1 350 games total 45% > >Let's see how some Great Players of the Past did. > >Marshall, F Total Games played = 1364 >1-0 = 523 total 55% >0-1 = 392 total 45% >1/2 = 448 > >Alekhine,A Total Games played = 1606 >1-0 = 670 total 56% >0-1 = 476 total 44% >1/2 1/2 = 459 > >Capablanca, J Total Games played = 570 >1-0 = 185 total 54% >0-1 = 136 total 46% >1/2 1/2 = 248 > >Lasker, E Total Games played = 1063 >1-0 = 424 total 53% >0-1 = 367 total 47% >1/2 1/2 = 269 > >Tal, M Total Games played = 2868 >1-0 = 922 total 56% >0-1 = 602 total 44% >1/2 1/2 = 1343 > >Fischer, R Total Games played = 2167 >1-0 = 850 total 55% >0-1 = 637 total 45% >1/2 1/2 = 677 > >Spassky, B Total Games played = 2113 >1-0 = 531 total 55% >0-1 = 537 total 45% >1/2 1/2 = 1245 > >Smyslov, V Total Games played = 2579 >1-0 = 741 total 55% >0-1 = 459 total 45% >1/2 1/2 = 1379 > >So what's going on? I am _not_ stating your data is invalid, just the purpose you are using it for. An engine _can_ be optimized/strengthened/tweaked without using a book, and thus the ECO code data would be useless in that instance. Peter
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