Author: Harald Faber
Date: 03:27:26 06/07/99
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On June 06, 1999 at 23:35:28, eric guttenberg wrote: >In the past week or so I have seen results posted from F5.32-H7.32 games >that appear to be played on 2 computers. These games suggest H7.32 is >better but not overwhelmingly so i.e. the 20 game match at game/20 min >reported by Chessbase. That ended 11-7, with 2 draws in favor of H7.32- >an ELO difference of 80 pts. >Then I see a number of posts reporting games apparently played in the >same computer in engine v engine mode. These results show H7.32 winning >almost every game. >Now I am perfectly willing to accept the proposition that H7.32 is 80 >pts stronger than F5.32. But I just cannot believe that H7.32 is 200+ >pts stronger. Does anyone really believe that? No. Play on 2 different PCs and try again. You won't see that result. And even after 20 games the result may lead you to the wrong conclusion. I often saw +10 =6 -4 or so but after 50+ games it is almost equal. >Is engine v engine meaningful as a demonstration of the playing strength >of the competing programs? >eric Only under special circumstances.
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