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Subject: Re: Is double the computer speed adds approximately 30 FIDE rating points?

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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