Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 12:33:15 12/21/01
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On December 21, 2001 at 10:34:22, Graham Laight wrote: >All my chess computers/programs only allow you to set time control per move to >the nearest second. Even with "permanant brain" (where did THAT expression come >from?) off, this still makes them too strong for an enjoyable game of chess. > >A nice simple idea - why not allow the player to specify the time in >milliseconds? We could then level down the play by throttling off almost all of >the computer's thinking time. I'm sure that they'd be much more fun to play >against then. > >-g I had a program set up to play on ICC with 167 milliseconds per move, and no thinking on the opponent's time. It played 5 0 only, was typically rated 2300, and won matches with IM's. I had another one that thought for 20 milliseconds, and it was usually over 2000. That was as well as I could do given my machine's clock resolution. A one-ply search is generally much faster than 20 milliseconds, but that's in the 1600 range at 5 0. It's really *hard* to level the playing field. bruce
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