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Subject: Re: Mathematical impossibilities regarding Deep Blue statements by Bob

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 03:38:19 02/01/02

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On February 01, 2002 at 06:10:17, David Rasmussen wrote:
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>Woah, backup. I _never_ said that a ply is a good measure to compare programs.
>In fact, I said in my previous post that the notion of one ply is well defined,
>but that it cannot be used to compare nominal search depths etc.

Well, think we can agree that a chess move by one side is a ply.  But that's not
how most chess programs count plies of analysis.  In fact, none of them do that.

>I think we agree, but that you are just not reading my posts... :)

Not at all unlikely.  I have definitely been having reading comprehension
problems recently



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