Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 18:41:13 06/25/98
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On June 25, 1998 at 20:55:19, Vincent Diepeveen wrote: > >On June 25, 1998 at 17:13:57, Mark Young wrote: > >>On June 25, 1998 at 13:31:30, Bruce Moreland wrote: >> >>> >>>On June 25, 1998 at 12:15:09, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>I pointed out to Vincent last week here that he was not doing well playing >>>>against Crafty. He pointed out (factually, by the way) that Crafty has a >>>>hardware advantage with the 4 processor ALR. But he's going to have to take >>>>a stand on one side of the fence or the other. Either speed is important, and >>>>his note about me having faster hardware does explain why crafty wins most of >>>>the games played on ICC, or speed is not important and doesn't explain crafty's >>>>win/lose ratio vs the various DiepX programs on ICC. >>> >>>This is a fascinating point. >>> >>>Some people might argue that speed doesn't matter, but I've yet to see one of >>>them show up at a WMCCC on a crusty old 486 because they don't think it's worth >>>the bother of copying their software to a faster machine. >>> >>>I'll take faster hardware any time, on ICC it's like a shot of adrenaline. I >>>get the idea that it matters less as the time controls slow down, but my >>>experience is based upon pretty small hardware advantages. >> >>I have found the same to be true. As time controls get longer you need more of a >>speed advantage to show the same rating advantage. A 25% speed advantage at 5 >>min chess is huge. At 3 min. a move is not much at all. > >Yes good that you point that out to the audience bruce, >note that Ferret gets *huge* depths even in blitz. > >What level do you already hit 12 ply average in opening/middlegame >with Ferret Bruce? > >>>bruce vincent, you live in a different world from me. In one post you say that crafty "only gets 8-9 plies in blitz" while in the next you say "ferret gets *huge* depths". Sorry to tell you, but the last time *I* watched them play, it was pretty much dead even. Bruce can correct me if needed. But since he has added singular extensions, I may be going deeper (average) than him at present. Certainly not shallower... at least that I have seen.
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