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Subject: Re: Excellent idea for Chess Computer Tournament/Championship!

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 11:04:45 10/26/00

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On October 26, 2000 at 13:55:31, stuart taylor wrote:

>On October 26, 2000 at 10:16:22, Sven Reichard wrote:
>
>>>> 1. All the new top programs.
>>>>2.Their previous versions.
>>>>3.Preferably, their previous last TWO versions, in fact, (but at least the
>>>>previous).
>>>>4.All play all, either 8 or 16   games x3 (each for 5 minute, 30 minute and
>>>>tournament timed cycles).
>>>>5. If 8 games x3 each-each program would have one Q-pawn opening, one K-pawn
>>>>opening one books off opening! and one Fisherandom, both as white and black
>>>>which is 8 games.
>>>>6.Or twice that.(the "books-off" can be started off once with d4 and once with
>>>>e4. And the books on, can be "directed" a little to come to games of two
>>>>different natures for each of the two  d4 or e4 games.
>>>>7.Whether the 8 or 16 game all play all arrangements are made, it should be 3
>>>>times that much. Once for 5 mins. Once for 30 mins. And once for 40 in 120 Mins.
>>>>games=altogether 24 or  48 games for each program all play all.
>>>>8.All on equal hardware.
>>
>>Assume we have 10 programs, each with their two most recent versions. This gives
>>a total of 190 pairs. A set of three games (one at each time control) takes
>>approximately 10min + 1h + 6h (worst case assumed), or let's say, 7h altogether.
>>So we get a total of (190 matches)x(4 openings)x(7 hours) = 5320 hours. If
>>somewhere I could find 7 CPU months to spare, I might organize such a
>>tournament.
>>
>>Seriously, if you want to do this in a distributed manner, I might contribute.
>>Sven.
>
>I agree it's a lot of time/rescources. In a distributed manner would also be
>good, if it can't be in an all out, spectator-rich, and supervised competition.
>  But I unfortunately, am not in a position to oversee such a project. But how
>about someone who does these things anyway? And isn't it an interesting plan?
>S.Taylor

Not every program should bring 2 previous versions as well, but I don't know if
you included both colours in your calculation of 7 CPU months!
S.T.



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