Re: UNTRUE -- gnuchess 4.075 defeats Crafty 14.4

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From: Bo Persson
Date: Sun, 25 Jan 1998 00:00

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Robert Hyatt wrote:
> 
[snip]
> 
> I've modified 14.6 to end games on time overruns by the opponent.  However,
> it will *really* make crafty crush gnu from my experience, becuase it is
> common to see it barely overstep the time limit in *every* game that goes
> to the first time control.  Strictly by the laws of chess this is ok for
> Crafty to do, but when measuring playing skill, at least against gnu, it
> runs the risk of greatly distorting the match outcome...
> 

Yeah, you're now also comparing the quality of the programs time
management :-)
How many ELO points is this worth...


> Robert Hyatt                    Computer and Information Sciences
> hyatt@cis.uab.edu               University of Alabama at Birmingham
> (205) 934-2213                  115A Campbell Hall, UAB Station
> (205) 934-5473 FAX              Birmingham, AL 35294-1170


Bo Persson
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