Author: Andrew Dados
Date: 13:37:54 09/05/00
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On September 05, 2000 at 16:32:50, William H Rogers wrote: >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. Branching factor of 40 is something just gross... due to alpha-beta / null move /good move ordering branching factor of current programs is around 3-4 in middlegame.
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