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Subject: Re: Nimzo's SSDF result vs. Thuringer result

Author: Dave Gomboc

Date: 02:34:23 11/28/99

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On November 28, 1999 at 05:05:52, Alexander Kure wrote:

>On November 27, 1999 at 22:25:30, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>
>>On November 27, 1999 at 22:02:49, eric guttenberg wrote:
>>
>>>Most of the interest generated by the new SSDF ratings has been in
>>>the performance of the impressive Tiger program. But I am intrigued
>>>by Nimzo 7.32.
>>>Nimzo ranked respectably in the standings, slightly behind F5.32 and
>>>ahead of Junior 5 and Hiarcs 7.32. Yet at the Thuringer tournaments
>>>earlier this month, it not only produced 0 wins in 13 rounds and
>>>last place but according to Marcus Kaestner's eyewitness account
>>>produced a quality of play that was laughable, unbelievably bad,
>>>game after awful game.
>>>Has anyone discovered an explanation for this?
>>>
>>>eric
>>
>>I don't know exactly,
>>but in general there is a big difference between nimzo
>>using its normal (big) book and nimzo using its tournament book.
>>
>
>
>There is a difference.
>
>
>>Using the general book it doesn't do very well at the icc server
>>either against crafty, diep and many others at somewhat slower levels.
>
>
>Sorry Vincent, that is not true. Nimzo does for example extremly well (> 50%)
>against crafty at 30 1 (just do a search to find out).

Is that is against Bob's crafty?

Dave



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