Author: Steve John Joyce
Date: 17:50:57 07/31/01
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On July 31, 2001 at 16:14:05, Dann Corbit wrote: >On July 31, 2001 at 15:34:52, Gregor Overney wrote: > >>Can somebody tell me please the difference between "Deep Fritz" and "Deep Blue"? >>Such as number of evaluated positions a second and rating. I thought "Deep Blue" >>was and still is pretty much way beyond the technology available today. And >>therefore, do not give "Deep Fritz" much of a chance if Kramnik plays at his >>best. >> >>What kind of HW does Deep Fritz use for this match? > >8 CPU SMP box. > Dan, Do you know what frequency the processors are running at? Thanks. >>Is it allowed to use tablebases? > >Yes [IIRC]. Tablebase files are practically irrelevant. The strength added is >microscopic. Really, they only result in prettier chess in the late endgame. >Unless there is time pressure. In which case, they will sometimes result in >horrible uglyness (tossing a queen to get down to a 6 piece ending that it >knows, for instance). > >The opening books are far more important than tablebase files. Without opening >books, it would be a mighty slaughter by Kramnik. As is, I think Kramnik will >win but I am also sure that Fritz will score points. Further, I doubt if >Kramnik has an 8 CPU machine to spar against, and so his preparation can't >really be ideal.
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