Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 17:54:47 09/12/99
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On September 12, 1999 at 10:43:37, Randy Schmidt wrote: >I do not believe that Crafty running on any processor(s) would >be stronger than Hiarcs7.1, or for that matter Junior. My >large caveat is that the time control be something like eight >hours a move (perhaps even 50 hours a move). > >My point is that the positional elements of Junior and Hiarcs >would supercede the speed of crafty on a souped up computer. >On any time control faster than 40/2, I think Crafty would have >a decisive advantage. > Here's a point to ponder. If "junior" has a lot more 'positional understanding' than crafty, how would you explain the fact that it is _far_ faster than crafty. In fact, it is likely the fastest program running that I have seen NPS numbers for. >I would love to see the experiment however, as would everyone else :) > >I would be remiss if I didn't state that Rebel 10b would be favored >over crafty at LONG time controls, but not Fritz x.x You might ask ed about this.. He has _already_ done this experiment. The results are on the rebel message board. Read them, then take a few deep breaths to recover, and come back for more discussion. :)
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