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Subject: Re: A New Self-Play Experiment -- Diminishing Returns Shown with 95% Conf.

Author: Ernst A. Heinz

Date: 11:11:13 05/26/00

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Hi Tom,

>Here's my explanation for the misunderstanding. You've run an experiment that's
>a little weird, because one side searches a ply deeper than the other side. Then
>you draw conclusions from the experimental data. It's easy to get confused and
>think, "Ernst says that the percentage of draws increases _because_ one side is
>searching slightly deeper than the other side." But if that's not what you're
>trying to say, then I'm all good with it.

Now I am really disappointed because your explanation above
indicates that you have not really read my paper nor any other
publications about diminishing returns and computer chess
self-play. :-(

Otherwise, I do not know how you would come to your statements
about what I allegedly say and that an "X+1 <=> X" experiment
is "a little weird".

=Ernst=



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