Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 19:10:39 04/09/02
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I tend to agree with the theory that better programs have been added to the talent pool. For example, if you look at the different versions of Fritz, there were several versions out at the same time that were tested. Fritz 1.0 486/33 MHz (1996) 2041 48 -47 215 55% 2008 Fritz 2.0 486/33 MHz (1996) 2133 30 -31 527 45% 2167 Fritz 3.0 486/50-66 MHz (1996) 2258 22 -22 975 52% 2246 Fritz 4.0 Pentium 90 MHz (1996) 2316 46 -44 243 60% 2243 The rating of Fritz got better with each new version. Granted the hardware was a litte better with each new version, but all of Fritz's opponents had the same hardware increase that Fritz had with each new version. So when other programs were able to take advantage of better hardware, Fritz still continued to rise with each new version. As Newton said, there must be an equal and opposite reaction (although he wasn't talking about chess, or was he?). So since some programs rose to the top, others had to fall. That's what I noticed from looking at the data. Russell
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