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Subject: Re: The difference between short and long time controls

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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