Author: Uri Blass
Date: 14:41:09 10/13/03
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On October 13, 2003 at 17:34:03, Russell Reagan wrote: >On October 13, 2003 at 16:58:12, Uri Blass wrote: > >>It is a practical question and there are cases when the difference increase when >>the time control becomes longer. >> >>Engines are not close to playing perfect chess so the hypothetical case of >>perfect chess is not relevant. > >The concept of diminishing advantages at longer time controls is theoretically >sound, and there is evidence to support it in real life. I have played some >matches to test this idea, playing engine matches at different time controls, >and so far it has held. > >How many times have you heard someone say that one of the top amateur engines is >"very strong at longer time controls"? Ruffian, Aristarch, SOS, SmarThink...the >list goes on and on. I'm not the only one who has noticed this. Christophe seems >to have noticed this also. I know that Ruffian performed better at longer time control relative to weaker amateurs based on peter berger's tests. Uri
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