Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 07:06:21 02/07/02
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On February 07, 2002 at 05:05:50, Uri Blass wrote: >On February 07, 2002 at 04:44:18, Tony Werten wrote: > >>On February 06, 2002 at 20:48:26, Sune Fischer wrote: >> >>>On February 06, 2002 at 20:33:51, Dann Corbit wrote: >>> >>>>If there are diminishing returns, one would expect that doubling CPU power would >>>>not continue to give linear ELO increase, since ELO is also an exponential >>>>scale. >>>> >>>>Seems like a testable proposition. >>> >>>Hmm now I'm curious, it will have to make some tests when my engine is up and >>>running again. >>>I do believe a 4 vs. 3 plier will win 70-80% and that this is less with a 9 vs >>>10 plier. >> >>While your busy, could you check wether 8-6 gives the same score as 4-3 ? I >>actually expect a few percent lower, wich would really prove diminishing >>returns. (IMO) >> >>Tony > > >I believe that 8-6 gives better score for the stronger side relative to >4-3 in chess. The previous studies also showed that. The real question is whether 16-18 plies has less benefit compared to 18-20 plies. The reason I say that would be obvious if you look at the graphs of the studies.
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