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Subject: Re: Chessmaster 8000 Updated FAQ. My dime

Author: Mike S.

Date: 10:41:36 09/11/00

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On September 11, 2000 at 08:05:10, Dan Ellwein wrote:

>On September 10, 2000 at 11:52:56, Mike S. wrote:
>>On September 10, 2000 at 06:55:49, Aaron Tay wrote:
>>
>>>(...) And of course on one computer you get the
>>>"ponder problem" surfaceing.

>at ebay you can get a complete computer system for around 500 dollars...
>wouldn't this 'ponder problem' be settled by simple playing each chess program
>on its own computer...

This would be the solution, which the chess software publishers would surely
prefer. But for a valid comparison, you would need twice as much games as needed
on equal hardware (because you have not only to switch colors, but also to
switch the hardware). So, if you do the Nunn II test for example, this means
four games per position. Alternatively, two cheap computers could be used - but
I don't think this is satisfying.

A dual board is also not the perfect solution, when the two engines to match
don't work under the same GUI.

Regards,
M.Scheidl



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