Author: Micheal Cummings
Date: 01:26:47 05/30/99
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On May 29, 1999 at 17:52:38, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: > >On May 29, 1999 at 15:35:42, José de Jesús García Ruvalcaba wrote: > >>On May 29, 1999 at 10:09:02, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: >> >>> >>>I don't understand how you can seriously give credence to this match when you >>>are running Nimzo on superior hardware. The advantage of Nimzo on a Pentium 200 >>>MMX is not to be taken lightly. Regardless, Hiarcs 6 is outdated by Hiarcs 7 and >>>the Hash tables in Hiarcs 7 is much higher than what you listed for Hiarcs 6. My >>>main point is that when testing chess programs, you should test them on the SAME >>>type of computer. >>> >>>Regards, >>>Mel >> >> For SSDF, Hiarcs 6 running on a P90 is a known entry with an established >>rating, and it is used to measure the strength of newer entries (like Nimzo 99 >>on an P200). >> Testing Hiarcs 6 on a P200 would introduce a new entry with unknown rating, >>which would require hundreds of test games. And the SSDF does not have enough >>resources to do that. >>José. > >Hi Jose > >Just because the SSDF is doing that with Hiarcs 6 doesn't mean I have to agree >with it. There's a chess site named Shep's where computer tournaments are held >at 40/2 and ALL computers are playing against each other on the SAME hardware. I >consider that method to be far superior to what you're talking about - which to >me means you are leaving a lot to mere conjecture. I am most interested in >obtaining information based on testing that will come as close to reality as >possible. This of course is my opinion. > >By the way, the last time I looked at the SSDF rating list, it appeared that all >computers were tested against each other on the same hardware - perhaps I am >wrong about that. However, given the testing you describe versus Shep's testing, >I would not hesitate to say that Shep's results are more meaningful. > >Regards, >mel All the top newer programs are. And what was said above is the reason why older program are not. Lack of resorces and time. I think you should look into what the SSDF have and how they operate. And if you can find anyone who can do what they do, then I am sure they would love the results.
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