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Subject: Re: Crafty rating on ICC

Author: Peter Kappler

Date: 20:04:42 10/25/99

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On October 25, 1999 at 22:06:11, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>On October 25, 1999 at 21:26:11, Jerry wrote:
>
>>On October 25, 1999 at 20:39:05, Michael Fuhrmann wrote:
>>
>>>Crafty's Blitz rating on ICC hit an incredible 3262 today. It's a new high for
>>>Crafty, which is miles ahead of the competition on the ICC best list. Congrats
>>>to Hyatt!
>>
>>One reason Crafty is rated so high is his incredible noplay list, refusing to
>>play other high rated computer programs when he loses a few times...
>
>
>Please name the "high rated programs" on crafty's noplay list, if you want to
>make a statement like that...
>
>Here is the actual ICC noplay list:
>
>*********        -human cheating
>*********        -human cheating
>CraftyCrafty     -crafty clone
>*********        -bad behavior
>grouchy          -crafty clone
>*********        -human cheating
>*********        -admitted human cheating
>*************    -human cheating
>ComputerMan      -craftyclone
>Dementia         -disconnector
>EA6PZ            -censored for attitude
>Eza              -crafty clone
>*********        -human cheating
>attakinski       -disconnector (chessmaster celeron 333)
>cookies          -crafty clone
>criollo          -crafty clone
>DesX             -crafty clone
>*************    -human cheating
>ibrax            -human cheating (admitted)
>Lippy            -crafty clone
>bookbuilder      -crafty clone
>counterplay      -crafty clone
>*****            -human cheating
>********         -human caught playing and observing at same time
>GODMODE          -crafty clone
>inmortal         -crafty clone
>Varguz           -disconnector and more than 4 games in a row.
>ban              -disconnected multiple times in one game.  (junior 6.x)
>brut             -crafty clone
>crafty450        -crafty clone
>Data             -crafty clone
>dini             -refused to identify program/hardware
>egghead          -crafty clone
>Good-Boy         -everybody has noplayed him for attitude
>Jack-Daniels     -crafty clone
>*********        -human cheating
>
>Any names with ***** in them are humans that were caught cheating but which
>have not yet gotten a (C) nor admitted it.
>
>The "disconnectors" are done by my custom interface when I run it.  If someone
>disconnects two times in one game, does so in two consecutive games, they get
>+noplayed for obvious reasons.
>
>Crafty Clones are _not_ wanted.  I can do those games offline.  Xboard and my
>custom interface both automatically +noplay any crafty clone that matches
>crafty.
>
>
>
>Here is best(c):
>
>Standard            Blitz               Bullet
>2827 OzsO(C)        3251 crafty(C)      3123 crafty(C)
>2783 Good-Boy(C)    3155 Mofongo(C)     2960 Ferret(C)
>2724 Ferret(C)      3145 A-Morozevi(GM) 2956 ZarkovX(C)
>2714 Lynnett(C)     3136 Ferret(C)      2857 Sammour-Hasbun
>2693 TheComputer(C) 3115 Hawkeye(IM)    2854 Dlugy(GM)
>2667 crafty(C)      3069 Vic11          2799 Lippy(C)
>2655 SandmanJr(C)   3068 FlyingPike(GM) 2791 Wagner(FM)
>2612 KillerGrob(C)  3061 ban(C)         2779 Vic11
>2603 cptnBluebe(GM) 3025 gahan(GM)      2771 vaska(GM)
>2593 ZarkovX(C)     3018 Lippy(C)       2760 Secret(C)
>2583 counterplay(C) 3016 Tendulkar(GM)  2760 Tack(GM)
>2577 singacrafty(C) 3013 cptnBluebe(GM) 2754 KillerGrob(C)
>2577 Zenith(C)      3009 Dlugy(GM)      2750 Masterchess(C)
>2576 Moron(C)       3006 Rix(IM)        2745 Hawkeye(IM)
>2569 Steffie(C)     2996 EggSalad(C)    2733 brut(C)
>2548 triskelon(C)   2995 GMAlex(GM)     2721 nataf(GM)
>2543 BountyHunte(C) 2990 Lolita(C)      2718 pap(GM)
>2542 Lippy(C)       2984 NDShort(GM)    2716 UFGator(C)
>2541 mundilfari(C)  2974 jeleen(GM)     2691 jaguar
>
>
>Please show me all those "top-rated" programs I have noplayed.  I play Ferret,
>Zarkov, etc.  On the standard list, I have played ozso until he quit playing me
>as he was trying to see how high he could drive his standard rating.  I play
>Ferret regularly.  Sandmanjr.  Zarkovx, and bountyhunter (no crafty clones at
>all).  On the blitz list, I play ferret, have played ban a lot although he got
>+noplayed sometime recently by the automatic disconnect detector.


This is really disappointing, as Ban and Ferret are the only SMP-capable
programs (besides other Crafty clones) on ICC.  I enjoyed watching the Crafty
vs. Ban encounters - the games were always very tense and well fought.

Despite the history between you and Amir, I doubt that the disconnects were
intentional.  Probably just a poor connection on his side.  I hope you will
reconsider the "noplay" status.

--Peter






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