Author: Andrew Wagner
Date: 14:52:14 02/16/06
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On February 16, 2006 at 13:38:38, Brian Richardson wrote: >Just some comments on engines in the bottom half: > >Bodo typically beats Tinker about 2:1 > >Homer has beaten tinker 7 out of 8 games. > >Tinker and Chompster are about even. > >Out of 20 games with Prohpet, Tinker has won 15 > >Also, will Berta be under Bertax (no account as yet), >or BertaSchnebel(C)? > >Of course, these games were at various time controls, and some go back a few >years, but you might want to adjust the relative rankings accordingly. >However, I would doubt that any of these engines would upset one of the most >highly ranked contenders, but you never know (for instance, Tinker actually won >v Crafty once in a past event, IIRC). >Brian 2 notes: 1.) 7, 8, or 15 games aren't really enough to get a feel for two participants strengths relative to each other, IMHO. You need at least several dozen 2.) Regarding the upset of Crafty: you may be thinking of a different game, but chepla upset crafty in the first round of the authors-only championship. Not to say that tinker hasn't, but I think this is even more noteworthy.
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