Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:41:16 10/26/99
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On October 25, 1999 at 23:04:42, Peter Kappler wrote: >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 I had (previously in this thread) already told him I would remove him. I didn't know he was on the list, because I only ran the custom interface for about 1 day or so, and the +noplay is automatic and "silent". Unless I look (which I do from time to time) I don't know who is on there.
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