Author: Uri Blass
Date: 12:12:01 08/25/01
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On August 25, 2001 at 14:30:37, Sune Fischer wrote: >On August 25, 2001 at 10:05:59, Miguel A. Ballicora wrote: > >>>>The definition of the world champion is the program that wins a tournament that >>>>is called the world championship. >>> >>>Hmm, that title is not really meaningful then. >> >>? >>That is how W. Champs are determined in most sports. The World Champion >>is the winner of the tournament called World Champioship. > >Well yes and no, notice the difference: > >In Formula 1 the engine size is not up to the team, it is a standard volume for >every one, turbos or nitromethane are not allowed either, everything down to the >last bolt must be according to regulation. >In human sports drugs are not allowed, and so on. >In fact I think more or less everything is regulated like that. > >Of cause there is no guarantee that you will win the 100 meter for men even if >you do steroids, but your chances have increased (well mine would be zero either >way;). > >I'm not sure if anyone has tested the elo-boost a chess program gains from >running on twice as fast a system, but I'm sure it is not completely neglible. > >-S. The system of the dual is less than twice faster and the gain that the winner earns from it is neglible relative to the gain that the winner earns from being lucky. The gain from 2 processors is only somethign close to 1/2 point from 9 games. being 44 elo better is going to give you only 1/2 points more against the same opponents. I assume 70 elo from doubling the speed of the program but having 2 processors is clearly less than being twice faster. The gain from luck can be more than 1/2 point in one game. Uri
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