Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 08:31:23 05/20/00
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On May 20, 2000 at 04:29:16, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On May 19, 2000 at 23:43:50, Peter Kappler wrote: > >>On May 19, 2000 at 23:06:26, Jerry Adams wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi >>> >>> I'm just looking for some opinions, I think the Question is interesting. What >>>I am asking is can a program beat a 2200 rated master if the master is allowed 2 >>>hours for 40 moves and the program 5 sec a move. Lets Assume the hardware is >>>what ssdf uses AMD K62 450. >> >> >>I'd expect the 2200 player to win pretty handily. >> >>My guess is it would get interesting at around 20-25 seconds a move. >> >>--Peter > >I never tried this with standard time controls, but I tried it with radically >shortened thinking times in blitz games. > >For several months I ran Ferret on a P5/133 at maybe 1/4 second per move, with >no pondering. It played only rated 5 0 blitz and had a pretty good record >against IM's on ICC, with an average rating of perhaps 2300 and a peak of over >2500. > >One thing is that when you move so fast, you put tremendous pressure on your >opponent. > >I think these programs would crush a master at 20 seconds per move. THe master gets 40/2 time control. The computer gets 20 seconds. I'm not so sure. I think you did not read the question completely. ;-)
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