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Subject: Re: ponder_on ponder_off comparision

Author: Mogens Larsen

Date: 15:59:14 07/18/00

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On July 18, 2000 at 18:04:44, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>If everyone plays equally worse, then
>no harm is done.  But adding the extra degree of freedom is simply adding more
>noise to an already complex and unstable system of comparing chess engines.

Just out of curiosity. What makes you think that all programs implement ponder
equally well? Are you suggesting that a system of comparing chess engines is
unstable when your programs isn't tuned for a certain parameter and stable when
it is?

Best wishes...
Mogens



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