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Subject: Re: why is Patriot 2.0 beta ?

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 08:50:02 05/16/05

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On May 16, 2005 at 11:01:44, Kurt Utzinger wrote:

>On May 16, 2005 at 10:25:37, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On May 16, 2005 at 09:43:20, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>>
>>>On May 16, 2005 at 08:52:59, Matthias Gemuh wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Da ich auf folgender Seite nämlich las, dass Patriot 2.0 (noch Beta) ...
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Why did Vladimir take Fruit-TogaII back to beta stage after renaming it as
>>>>Patriot 2.0 ?
>>>>BTW, Patriot 3.0 may be stronger than Shredder 9 if Fabien works hard on Fruit 3
>>>>!
>>>>
>>>>Matthias.
>>>
>>>      Hi Matthias
>>>      Your point of view seems very optimistic. At the moment
>>>      Shredder 9 is about 50 Elo stronger than all other top
>>>      engines ... not to talk about the difference to the best
>>>      amateur engines. Or what's the reason for your assumption?
>>>      Kurt
>>
>>I think that Fabian is a very good programmer and if he work hard nothing is
>>impossible.
>>
>>I guess that Fabian is the best programmer from the programmers who write chess
>>programs.
>>
>>Of course his program is not the best but considering the little time that he
>>worked on fruit I consider him as the best programmer.
>>
>>Uri
>
>      Hi Uri
>      I do not know Fabien Letouzey and if you say he is a good
>      (the best) chess programmer this may be true.


I also do not know him and my guess is based on results.


 But to assume
>      that an amateur programmer with his limited time to work
>      on his engine will be able to at once head at the top seems
>      nevertheless very optimistic to me. Have we seen a new top
>      program (rank 1-4) coming up in the last 3-4 years? No, the
>      best are still the same with latest version.

Correct but I think that the difference today is smaller.

Uri



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