Author: Dan Ellwein
Date: 05:54:39 09/12/00
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On September 11, 2000 at 13:41:36, Mike S. wrote: >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. not sure i follow you on switching the hardware... just buy two machines that have the same specifications... > >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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