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Subject: Re: HIARCS7.32 - FRITZ5.32 = 1 - 0 ( 13 ) Hiarcs wins again !!! look

Author: Paul Richards

Date: 12:14:26 06/13/99

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On June 13, 1999 at 04:16:36, Brett Clark wrote:

>On June 12, 1999 at 16:35:29, Paul Richards wrote:
>
>>Uh, Tania I think Hiarcs is probably a wonderful program, but you seem to
>>be SLIGHTLY biased in the results that you are looking for. ;)  Didn't
>>someone just post a game where Crafty 16.10 beat Hiarcs 7.32?  Since
>>Crafty was playing black to boot, I therefore claim that it is superior
>>to Hiarcs. ;)  It takes a lot of games played under good conditions to
>>produce a reasonably reliable result.
>
>Engine vs. engine matches on the same machine are fun to observe, but you
>shouldn't read too much into the results. The only true test of the strength of
>the programs is on separate, equal  machines, with optimum hash table
>configuration. This allows for thinking on the opponent's time, as well as time
>management.  I suspect that Fritz 5.32 and Hiarcs 5.32 will be within a few ELO
>points of each other when all is said and done.

I agree completely, only in a slightly more sarcastic manner. ;)  Tania's
enthusiasm is nice, but I also doubt that there is a great difference
in strength between Hiarcs and Fritz.  I don't trust these engine-engine
tests on the same machine.



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