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The '''Contempt Factor''' reflects the estimated superiority/inferiority of the program over its opponent. The Contempt factor is assigned as [[Score#DrawScore|draw score]] to avoid (early) [[Draw|draws]] against apparently weaker opponents, or to prefer draws versus stronger opponents otherwise.
 
The '''Contempt Factor''' reflects the estimated superiority/inferiority of the program over its opponent. The Contempt factor is assigned as [[Score#DrawScore|draw score]] to avoid (early) [[Draw|draws]] against apparently weaker opponents, or to prefer draws versus stronger opponents otherwise.
  
 
=Too little Respect=  
 
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For stronger programs it might be dangerous to avoid draws by [[Fifty-move Rule]], as happened for instance at the [[WCRCC 2007|1st World Computer Rapid Chess Championship]] in [[WCRCC 2007#TerraPiHiarcs|the game]] between [[Hiarcs]] and [[Alaric]] aka TerraPi <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=132936&t=15295 Re: 2007 World Computer Rapid Chess Championships: games pgn] by [[Harvey Williamson]], [[CCC]], July 23, 2007</ref> .
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For stronger programs it might be dangerous to avoid draws by [[Fifty-move Rule]], as happened for instance at the [[WCRCC 2007|1st World Computer Rapid Chess Championship]] in [[WCRCC 2007#TerraPiHiarcs|the game]] between [[HIARCS]] and [[Alaric]] aka TerraPi <ref>[http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?topic_view=threads&p=132936&t=15295 Re: 2007 World Computer Rapid Chess Championships: games pgn] by [[Harvey Williamson]], [[CCC]], July 23, 2007</ref> .
  
 
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* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/fishcooking/nqgLNUfjkok/gfMr7amXCAAJ Wrong use of SPRT] by [[Uri Blass]], [[Computer Chess Forums|FishCooking]], February 09, 2018 » [[Match Statistics#SPRT|SPRT]]
 
* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/fishcooking/nqgLNUfjkok/gfMr7amXCAAJ Wrong use of SPRT] by [[Uri Blass]], [[Computer Chess Forums|FishCooking]], February 09, 2018 » [[Match Statistics#SPRT|SPRT]]
 
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=66793 Elo measurement of contempt in SF in self-play] by [[Michel Van den Bergh]], [[CCC]], March 10, 2018 » [[Playing Strength]], [[Stockfish]]
 
* [http://www.talkchess.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=66793 Elo measurement of contempt in SF in self-play] by [[Michel Van den Bergh]], [[CCC]], March 10, 2018 » [[Playing Strength]], [[Stockfish]]
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* [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/fishcooking/liMe2Ho53j8/GP9l07hSBAAJ Stockfish contempt testing] by Leonardo Ljubičić,  [[Computer Chess Forums|FishCooking]], October 29, 2019 » [[Stockfish]]
  
 
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20070707023203/www.brucemo.com/compchess/programming/contempt.htm Contempt Factor] from [[Bruce Moreland|Bruce Moreland's]] [http://web.archive.org/web/20070607231311/www.brucemo.com/compchess/programming/index.htm Programming Topics]
 
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20070707023203/www.brucemo.com/compchess/programming/contempt.htm Contempt Factor] from [[Bruce Moreland|Bruce Moreland's]] [http://web.archive.org/web/20070607231311/www.brucemo.com/compchess/programming/index.htm Programming Topics]
 
* [http://mediocrechess.blogspot.com/2007/01/guide-contempt-factor.html Contempt factor] from [http://mediocrechess.varten.org/index.html Mediocre Chess] by [[Jonatan Pettersson]]
 
* [http://mediocrechess.blogspot.com/2007/01/guide-contempt-factor.html Contempt factor] from [http://mediocrechess.varten.org/index.html Mediocre Chess] by [[Jonatan Pettersson]]
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circle_of_Contempt Circle of Contempt] - Prelude For The Implication, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artifacts_in_Motion Artifacts in Motion] (2009), Space Imaginary, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube YouTube] Video
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In Contempt of Hate [1]

The Contempt Factor reflects the estimated superiority/inferiority of the program over its opponent. The Contempt factor is assigned as draw score to avoid (early) draws against apparently weaker opponents, or to prefer draws versus stronger opponents otherwise.

Too little Respect

For stronger programs it might be dangerous to avoid draws by Fifty-move Rule, as happened for instance at the 1st World Computer Rapid Chess Championship in the game between HIARCS and Alaric aka TerraPi [2] .

Too much Respect

An example of too much respect appeared during the WMCCC 1990 in Lyon, Mephisto versus Échec [3] . Échec had something like +4 pawn-units for the final repeated position, while it had almost a won game otherwise.

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