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Subject: Re: Computer Correspondence Chess Challenge

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 12:40:29 03/31/00

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On March 31, 2000 at 15:24:30, Stephen Ham wrote:

>Dear Dan and Uri,
>
>Thanks for the valuable input. This is good iformation and I appreciate your
>kind help.
>
>I guess, in my ignorance, I didn't believe there'd be much difference between 16
>ply and 17 ply. But since you gentlemen think that the difference is
>substantial, then we'll continue without having the chess engines reveal their
>2nd and 3rd choices.

There is (according to two studies) about a 15% chance that a computer program
will make a better choice by going one ply deeper.  It is possible that by the
time we are out to 16 plies, the percentage is less than that, but it would
certainly be tangible.

• Re: Computer Correspondence Chess Challenge blass uri 16:21:12 03/31/00
  • Re: Computer Correspondence Chess Challenge Robert Hyatt 20:21:56 03/31/00
  • Re: Computer Correspondence Chess Challenge Dann Corbit 16:26:50 03/31/00

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