Author: Jorge Pichard
Date: 05:54:54 01/29/02
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On January 29, 2002 at 08:27:46, Uri Blass wrote: >On January 29, 2002 at 07:44:37, Otello Gnaramori wrote: > >>On January 29, 2002 at 06:54:07, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On January 29, 2002 at 04:45:07, Otello Gnaramori wrote: >>> >>>>If the match between Fritz and Kramnik will be held in October, I'm wondering on >>>>which program will be against Mr. Kramnik. >>>>The first chosen was Deep Fritz for its multiprocessor capabilities (can run on >>>>8 cpu's powered machine) , but meanwhile Fritz7 was out with a brand new >>>>powerful engine, though I'm not sure about its multiprocessor features of the >>>>latest... anybody knows ? >>>> >>>>w.b.r. >>>>Otello >>> >>>The first choice was not the commercial Deep Fritz and I think that you are >>>wrong to assume that chessbase is going to use something that is commercial. >>> >> >>1) Which was the first choice ? > >The first choice was secret Deep Fritz that was based on Fritz7 engine. > >>2) Why do not use something commercial since it can be advantaging from the >>incomes point of view... >> >> >>>I guess that multiprocessor capability is not important for 90% of the users so >>>chessbase has no reason to invest on commercial version of Fritz7 with more than >>>one processor. >>> >> >>So probably they will go for Deep Fritz if a multiprocessor machine will be >>used. >> >>> >>>I also remember that people complained about Deep Fritz and claimed that for >>>some reason it is only slightly faster with 2 processors when Junior and >>>Shredder earns more speed from 2 processors so I believe that chessbase were >>>right when they did not release a multi processor version of Fritz(If they can >>>do it only 20 or 30% faster with 2 processors then there are not going to be >>>many people who are really interested in buying a multi-processor version of >>>Fritz). >>> >>>Uri >> >>But don't you think that Fritz7 is reasonably better than Deep Fritz engine, so >>what is the rational to use an inferior engine though if it's multiprocessor >>capable ? > >I agree that Fritz7 is better but the point is that I do not think that they >cannot use parallel Fritz7. > >The fact that they do not sell parallel Deep Fritz based on Fritz7 engine does >not mean that they do not have a parallel version of Fritz7. > >Uri If they do have a parallel version of Fritz7, time is only against Mr. Kramnik, since the longer they wait for the match, the faster the procesors are getting. Pichard.
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