Author: Albert Silver
Date: 10:56:43 02/22/02
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On February 22, 2002 at 13:50:20, Paul Doire wrote:
>On February 22, 2002 at 13:46:00, Albert Silver wrote:
>
>>On February 22, 2002 at 13:24:30, Paul Doire wrote:
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>>>On cpu equivalent of 6.4Ghz (4x stronger than match cpu).
>>>
>>>Does that mean it could have gotten 2820 performance rating ?(based on whenever
>>>processor speed doubles programs increase in strength 50-70elo)
>>
>>Not necessarily. The performance is based on its results against humans and not
>>automatically adding points in proportion to the speed. Suppose it still weren't
>>able to do any better than 2-2 against Van Wely on such hardware? You see, that
>>extra ply might not mean it will suddenly beat Van Wely in 40/2h.
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>
>What will it take to win against humans 75% of the time?
If the human is rated 2700 then the combination of hardware and software would
have to perform at 2900. Naturally, better hardware and better software will
yield results, but it isn't so simple. Take today's game for example. How many
moves would Rebel play differently if allowed to calculate an extra ply? How
decisive are those moves? Just adding a ply shouldn't derail Van Wely so easily.
Albert
>>
>>>
>>>Will we have off the shelf world champion caliber silicon beasts by 2005 ??
>>>
>>>What do you think?
>>>
>>>Paul
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