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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