Author: Andrew Dados
Date: 06:19:02 09/05/99
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On September 05, 1999 at 08:56:26, James T. Walker wrote: >On September 05, 1999 at 08:48:18, James T. Walker wrote: > >>On September 04, 1999 at 23:28:20, James Robertson wrote: >> >>>I am running my program on FICS, hoping to get it to play as many games as >>>possible. Unfortunatey, if I leave my program on overnight, the next morning it >>>has usually played between 5 and 20 games, sometimes more, sometimes less. >>> >>>How many games can amateur accounts at ICC usually get in a period of ~8 hours? >>> >>>James > >Hello James, >One of the problems I see at FICS is that they seem to discourage any more >strong programs. I believe because there are few strong programs playing there, >there are fewer strong players playing there. Anyway there are fewer players >there than ICC even though it is free. I haven't spent a lot of time there but >I have never seen a GM playing there. I have seen only a few 2200 players >there. I must admit though, the ratings there are lower than ICC. The formula >they use is more realistic I think. This may even discourage some people from >playing there since their ego's take a beating. Only my opinion though. >Jim Walker > >(Must have hit the wrong button on the empty post above) Since the admin responsible for computer accounts on FICS runs some strongest programs there, it may be that he wants to cut down on competition :) -Andrew-
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