Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 17:18:28 10/14/99
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On October 14, 1999 at 19:53:03, Wayne Lowrance wrote: >On October 14, 1999 at 15:57:45, Djordje Vidanovic wrote: > >>Hello, >> >>I have compiled a new Blitz Rating List in which there are 44 programs or >>program versions. Besides the top commercial programs there are many Winboard >>engines in it. I used three modular platforms to test the programs: Winboard, >>Fritz and MCS. The list can be found at >>http://www.computerschach.de/freeware/index.htm for the time being, but it >>should appear at www.cent.co.yu/chess soon. >> >>I will be updating the list regularly. The list will incorporate games from G/2 >>up to G/30, time controls which are used quite frequently by computer chess >>fans. >> >>Regards, >> >>Djordje > > >Very interesting, nice Job. Its interesting to me in that i have played hundred >of games sy time control 5/0 against all the commercial programs and My feeling >is that Hiarcs is a tad stronger, although I use non default settings. > >Question: I guess that games (a percentage) are played using fritz GUI in >eng-eng mode. I do not have much confidence in game results in this mode ! Hello Wayne, Your impression about Hiarcs is probably right -- it may well be No. 1 on the next list as it is just winning a G/10 tourney with Nimzo 7.32 and Fritz Frankfurt behind... On the other hand, I myself seem to have better chances against Hiarcs than Fritz though, but this is only a very subjective judgement. I played most of the games under Winboard and Fritz. You do not have much confidence in game results under these two, but I can tell you that these results reflect the comparative strengths of the engines rather well. Furthermore, I believe that we cannot find out just how strong programs are until they have played hundreds of tournament games against strong human players. Until they have done so we can only try to find some _statistical_ pointers comparing their _relative tentative ratings_. And pitting them against each other under Winboard or Fritz is both fun and not much off target (regarding rating)IMHO. Regards, Djordje
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