Author: pavel
Date: 18:39:05 06/24/00
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On June 24, 2000 at 17:42:30, Peter Kappler wrote: >On June 24, 2000 at 17:13:47, eric guttenberg wrote: > >>I have noticed quite a few recent posts reporting program vs. program >>results obtained on a single computer. I continue to be a little mis- >>trustful of those results as a reliable indicator of the relative >>playing strengths of the programs. It has always seemed to me that some >>programs are more greatly affected by the 1-machine format than others. >>Is my concern misplaced here? Is there now some consensus that the >>results are not in the long run different because a single machine rather >>than 2 separate but identical machines are used? >> >>eric > > >I've always thought it doesn't make a big difference as long as both programs >play with pondering disabled. > >A couple of months ago, someone (chessfun?) played a long series of matches >played between Fritz and Crafty. Several different time control were used, with >each match played first on a single computer, and then on two computers. As I >recall, the results were practically identical over a large number of games. > the games number were large but the results were deffinately not identical because crafty has some autoplayer problem running under fritz interface in two computers. Though i suggested using winboard for crafty and autoplay them but no one seemed to care ;). Anyways the test was an honest and good approach by chessfun which was appreciated by all, but unfortunately was a waste because of technical problems and as a result proved nothing. Also the games where done to prove ponder=on ponder=off effects not single and double cpu stuff ;) Pavel >Crafty seemed to do better as the time controls got longer, but that's another >issue. > >Maybe that person could post the results again? > >--Peter
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