Author: William H Rogers
Date: 13:32:50 09/05/00
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On September 05, 2000 at 15:47:33, Jonathan Lee wrote: > Statistically speaking (although imperfect and controversial) does doubling >the computer speed means adding 30 rating points for FIDE or SSDF? > I know people will say more or less, depends on time control, and it's not >linear at all. > Hopefully the top notch software have similar variables to each other. > Jonathan (64th message) Doubling the computers speed will result in a smaller increase in rating points as the ply levels get begger. Let's assume that a program can search a full 6 plys in the time alloted. To do a 7 ply search would take about 40 times longer depending on the search module as there are about 40 moves per side on average.
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