Author: Jürgen Hartmann
Date: 02:10:03 11/28/99
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There is no doubt that Chess Tigers good SSDF result is valid. Many other testers reported the same or better scores. Why not simply congratulate Christophe Théron to his excellent work? The SSDF tested Fritz 5.00 also in a version which was not released to the public and in retrospect the results look rather ok. The pattern is always the same and I find it utterly boring: People start bickering and arguing about a new SSDF list whenever 'their' program is not on top of the new list. I predict that we'll probably see some hot 'open letters' from ChessBase now soon protesting about the unpublished Tiger, like Stefan Meyer-Kahlen and Richard Lang did when Fritz5.00 was number 1. About the parallel machines: The SSDF will probably do the same what they did always: As soon as some strong parallel programs are available commercially, they'll buy the proper machines. At the moment there is none available. Go Tiger Go! Jürgen On November 27, 1999 at 22:30:19, Micheal Cummings wrote: >I read somewhere that Chess Tiger 12 is not released to the public. If this is >the case then what is the relevance of having this program in the list. We >cannot get it > >If this is the case then maybe bruce could use ferret to do a whole heap of >tests agaist other programs using his machine and maybe top the list, or for >that matter other people using more powerful multiple processor computers to >give the best rankings. > >Where is the limit, having programs that we cannot use on this list, how about >using a super computers to play a program like fritz. I am sure chessbase would >be happy to play games on a computer that is very fast and powerful as long as >they can remain on top. To me this would be fine with the SSDF as long as it is >stated that it is played on a super computer. > >I am sure this would not be a problem since they have selected certain programs >already to be played on faster computers rather than others already. >And if what I heard about tiger is correct then having programs no one else can >get, then this clearly allows Bruce or anyone to play a powerful chess program >and hardware and top the list. > >This list needs to be fixed. I think it is starting to be a joke. > >If Chess tiger that was tested is available to the public then I have no problem >and I will be okay with the results it obtained. But if it is not then the SSDF >should not have tested it. > >I thought they tested commercially and available programs, if this is not the >case then the relevance is even less. As I also read in one of Bob's posts about >other programmers not having the chance to play this and thus not being able to >pick its weakness. > >If All that I asked about tiger and the SSDF testing non commercial programs is >true then I will from now on take the results with even less interest than I >take them now. > >I have no problem with the programs, just how the list is done, I think it is >even more unfair than the previous list. > >And for once this has nothing to do with CM6K :) So don't crap on about that if >anyone replies to this.
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