Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 01:29:16 07/20/99
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On July 20, 1999 at 03:45:51, Ed Schröder wrote: >>>This is way too pessimistic. Tuning the engine might be the most >>>difficult part of the job but with common sense and good test- >>>positions you come very close to the best settings. >>> >>>Next, by just playing a lot of games with a narrow (pre-defined) book >>>it is possible to check if a given parameter is wrong or right. >> >>I agree it is possible to come closer to the best setting >>but the question was not >>how to come closer to the best setting but: >> >>how the heck is Ed is going to be able to >>decide which set of adjusted settings are the best? :-) > >Ok, I will bite... I think Rebel's default settings through the years >vary from 90-95% being optimal. > >I claim that the same also counts for very other chess program. > >HINT: count the number of reactions from my colleagues :-) Unfortunately, many of them don't post here anyway, so I'm not sure how much this says. >I think that with Rebel's new engine concept it is possible >to come to 95-98% which can mean an elo improvement >from 30-50-70 points. I think that more is not realistic and >I will be very satisfied if Rebel will gain 30 elo points. > >I also think it is possible NO improvement will be found. > >Well... if you don't try you never know of course. Good point. >Ed Schroder Dave
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