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Subject: Re: Rebel 5.32 40 elo stronger? What???

Author: blass uri

Date: 20:53:48 11/13/98

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On November 13, 1998 at 23:41:18, Mark Young wrote:

>On November 13, 1998 at 15:39:42, blass uri wrote:
>
>>
>>On November 13, 1998 at 14:11:45, Mark Young wrote:
>>
>>>On November 13, 1998 at 13:20:59, Reynolds Takata wrote:
>>>
>>>>  The gambitsoft page says that fritz 5.32 is going to be 40 elo stronger that
>>>>puts over 2600 in the SSDF.  This is very very hard for me to believe, anyone
>>>>have a comment ir know something about this??????
>>>
>>>
>>>I to find this hard to believe, if Fritz 5.32 is the same as Fritz 5.16 except
>>>it is a 32 bit program. I don't see how they gain any advantage on SSDF since
>>>SSDF uses 200MMX computers. It is my understanding that 200MMX chip are not
>>>optimized to run 32 bit programs, so they get no advantage from them.
>>>
>>>Even on a P II's I don't think a 20 to 30 percent speed jump from 32 bit
>>>programs will give you a 40 elo point ratings jump.
>>>
>>>So does this mean that Fritz 5.32 has a much improved eval over Fritz 5.16? If
>>>not I think it is b.s.
>>
>>They say in their site that fritz5.32 has a better opening book and not only a
>>better engine.
>
>I don't think you can get a 40 elo point jump from a book in Fritz 5, not at
>slow chess. You can not get a 40 elo point jump from just going to 32 bit,
>unless the program has been improved in other ways. I think if going to 32 bit
>was that good you would have seen Hiarcs 7 go with 32 bit, but I think I seen
>Mark say that he got more out of 16 bit.( I guess he programs on a P 200MMX)

I think that it is possible to get a 40 elo jump from a book in fritz5
If you choose a book that fit fritz5 style it can help because fritz5 is going
to play positions it understand more.

I do not say that chessbase did it but only that it is possible.

Uri
>>
>>Uri



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