Author: Melvin S. Schwartz
Date: 07:27:46 06/13/99
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On June 12, 1999 at 19:05:19, Brett Clark wrote: >On June 12, 1999 at 16:25:58, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote: > > >>Mark, if I remember correctly, you recently told me the SSDF's rating system was >>very sound. Has your position on that changed? If not, how would you explain >>Fritz 5.32 being number 1? >> >>Of course the difference between the top three is very small and relatively >>insignificant, but if you feel so strongly that Hiarcs 7 is better than Fritz >>5.32, the SSDF testing will not back you up. Furthermore, their testing of >>Hiarcs 7 against Fritz 5.32 in 40 games reveals a score of Fritz 22 and Hiarcs >>18. This is not an indication of Hiarcs supremacy over Fritz >> >>Mel > >You make some good points. Also, just because one program scores a win over >another one, that doesn't necessarily mean that it's the best. Sounds crazy, >but if program A defeats program B, and program B defeats program C, there's no >guarantee that program A will defeat program C. That's why it's important to >have a wide variety of programs playing numerous games against each other to >determine which one is the strongest. Hello Brett, Very well said indeed! Program A may defeat Program B because of a difference in "styles". I would liken it to two boxers, one a Mike Tyson and the other a Evander Holyfield. The "slugger" can have a big problem against a "finesse" type fighter and vice versa - Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran come to mind. Regards, Mel
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