Additional CEGT-Blitz-Update with 9271 more games

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Re: Additional CEGT-Blitz-Update with 9271 more games

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Wolfgang wrote:
Werner wrote:
De Vos W wrote: Agreed that CCRL is NOT independent. More so, the statement made by Felix Kling? stating, " I recommend looking at the professional
rating lists like CCRL...." confirms what some (myself included) have been saying all along that CCRL is an exclusive supporter of
Rybka. It shouldn't shock anyone when I make the statement that CCRL stands to benefit from this and vice versa.
Prima.
Normally I do not read your postings as they are mostly silly and as here not true! CCRL does not support any engine! I know that as I am in contact with the tester - some of them have been testing for CEGT too!
They provide a list for the community using their money and time - and it is their decision, which engines they test or not. What is your work for the community - I am afraid: nothing!
There are other engine authors beside of Rybka who have to be in mind when you decide what to do. And they decided not to test Houdini and Co. I accept this decision. And this has nothing to do with supporting!

Werner
CEGT team
I totally agree with Werner here!

There is no reason for "CCRL-bashing" or "Graham Banks-bashing". They decided not to test Houdini etc. as we did one year ago too. Now we - CEGT - changed our mind but this has nothing to do with CCRL. It was our decision which should be accepted, as well as their decision (not to test) should be accepted.

Wolfgang
CEGT team
Thanks Werner and Wolfgang for your comments. Very much appreciated.

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Graham.
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Re: Additional CEGT-Blitz-Update with 9271 more games

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I am sorry to say that I too have decided to no longer test Houdini.

Sorry Robert, I just cannot.

My reason is that it is currently too strong -- and so does not give me a result that I cannot predict.

I rather test Stockfish -- sometimes it beats rybka 4 sometimes it does not.




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Re: Additional CEGT-Blitz-Update with 9271 more games

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frcha wrote:I am sorry to say that I too have decided to no longer test Houdini.

Sorry Robert, I just cannot.

My reason is that it is currently too strong -- and so does not give me a result that I cannot predict.

I rather test Stockfish -- sometimes it beats rybka 4 sometimes it does not.




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I think that you can test houdini 1 cpu against rybka4 4 cpu or stockfish2.0.1 4 cpu and get results that you cannot predict.
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Re: Additional CEGT-Blitz-Update with 9271 more games

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Uri Blass wrote:
frcha wrote:I am sorry to say that I too have decided to no longer test Houdini.

Sorry Robert, I just cannot.

My reason is that it is currently too strong -- and so does not give me a result that I cannot predict.

I rather test Stockfish -- sometimes it beats rybka 4 sometimes it does not.




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I think that you can test houdini 1 cpu against rybka4 4 cpu or stockfish2.0.1 4 cpu and get results that you cannot predict.

I love that idea! -- however I will try 2 cpu vs 4 cpu. A tournament with rybka stockfish others and houdini only 2 cores.