Author: walter irvin
Date: 05:45:35 08/29/00
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On August 28, 2000 at 23:48:14, Peter Skinner wrote: >I am just wondering how badly the 450 will lose. If not really all that badly, I >won't bother with the test. > >A losing performance of 58% really does not concern me. i believe that the % of loss will be much higher vs same program .less diff vs other programs .for for these reasons lets assume 1 ply speed up no oppening book lets say the fast computer is black ,slow computer is white now im show a small exp. 1.e2-e4 ply 9 c7-c5 ply 10 2.g1-f3 ply 9 d7-d6 ply 10 since they are the same program they are very likely to guess the others move so at fast chess or anything 30 sec a move or less .the fast computer would get a bigger win% at long time controls it would be much closer maybe the 58% but at fast time controls 75% - 85% the reason i say that since they predict each others moves it favors the faster machine .because the faster machine will predict the slower machines moves more often and use much more of the slower machines time ,plus when it does not predict the move the slower machine will have chosen a inferior move .but this is mostly at fast time controls , must be same program .
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