Author: Enrique Irazoqui
Date: 05:24:08 10/05/97
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On October 05, 1997 at 05:59:21, Robert Sullivan wrote: >I have a Fidelity Chess Challenger, which has a clock speed of 3mHz. If >one played the newer programs against Fidelity with the maximum ply >searched held equal, would this result in a comparison of the relative >strengths of each program, independent of processor speed? In other >words, would this exercise yield information about which program played >the "best" chess? I don't think so. If you test, for example, Hiarcs 6 and Fritz 5 at equal ply levels, H6 would win hands down. It's more a matter of computing time. Playing one of the best current programs against a state of the art of some 15 years ago on equal platforms would be interesting. Say one of the Sargon programs, also by the Spracklen like your Challenger, against Rebel, Hiarcs, Mchess, Genius or Fritz. This might give us an idea about the advances in programs during the last 15 years. It might also bring some light about this discussion I had with Bob a few months ago, where he said programs didn't improve qualitatively in this period of time and I disagreed with him. Enrique >Robert
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