Author: Ralf Elvsén
Date: 07:13:28 09/18/99
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On September 18, 1999 at 10:02:15, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On September 18, 1999 at 06:01:13, Ralf Elvsén wrote: > >>On September 17, 1999 at 22:29:37, Robert Hyatt wrote: >> >>[snip] >>>> >>>>If people don't believe in the games, I couldn't care less... >>>>I'll just be happy if they don't bore me with their snide remarks... >>>> >>>>Regards, Ralf >>>> >>>>PS. I consider myself to be a "Crafty-friend". >>>>Thanks for an (in most cases) excellent program :) >>> >>> >>>Hope you didn't think I was responding in an obnoxious way. I am always >>>interested in real examples of where something isn't done very well. I >>>spend enough time working on this sort of problem that I want to make sure >>>it is working as well as I can make it work... >> >>(Looking up "obnoxious"...) >> >>No, I didn't think you were obnoxious. In fact you gave a >>polite and nice answer, getting right to business: play Crafty >>at ICC. >> >>I was just expecting snide remarks from other people, >>but most have been pretty polite :) >> >>Which contempt value would you recommend against Crafty? >>If this is in the crafty.doc, don't bother, I'll look it up. >> > > >what I would recommend is to use this: > >rating 2400 <your-rating-here> > >that will let crafty set the contempt factor to a value that has been >pretty effective on the servers. you can also use the 'drawscore=N' >command, but you can go overboard and make it play strangely. > > > > > >>I said I wasn't thrilled by the prospect of playing Crafty/Scrappy, >>mainly because of the time it will take, and the smell of >>gladiator play, where I am a participant. You didn't mention >>the time: What is the longest time control you can play? >>As I recall it you have never played standard >>40/2 at ICC like I do? > >Crafty (ICC) or scrappy/crafty (FICS) will play 60 60 without any >intervention by me. ICC/FICS doesn't really support 40/2hr time controls, >you have to find some sort of approximation like 60 90 or something fairly >close. > >And you are right, the last match "named the patzer challenge" by the person >that wanted to do the test, took a long time, as 1/2 games per night were about >all he could stand. > >If you don't feel like doing this, by all means don't worry about it. If you >would like to try, I'm willing to set it up... Main thing I need is 'when' so >I can be on ICC to set the time control up since it will probably be outside >the normal formula... Ok, now I know what I can expect. I will give the matter a thought and maybe come back with conditions I want to be fulfilled, or I will choose to "chicken out" :) Ralf > > > > >> >>I am considering this. I can just as well play >>one game, and do it against Crafty. If I lose I lose >>and then I can apologize for being disrespectful :) >> >>Regards Ralf
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