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Subject: Re: Is this an excuse: " Hiarcs 8 plays better at longer time control ?!

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 16:45:35 05/11/02

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On May 11, 2002 at 11:41:50, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On May 11, 2002 at 10:50:14, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>I see the score as Shredder winning by 2.5-1.5.  Not many games but of course it
>>takes a lot time.  I'm curious as to why the strange time controls?  It starts
>>with 3 minutes/move then 6 minutes/move then rest in 30 minutes if I read it
>>correctly.
>>Jim
>
>Good question, I was going to play the first two games using this time control:
>120'/40+60'/20+30' but I just wanted to experiment by allowing it more time at
>the second time control where Hiarcs 8 is at the middlegame stage, if it matter
>at all. Apparently it did, since by increasing the time control to:
>120'/40+120'/20+30 it played better than the third and fourth games.
>
>Pichard.

If it is really true, that longer time controls make it better and better, above
all others, then It's a good enough (excuse)justification for me to buy it, even
though I select very carefully which programs I want before buying.
 But if so, then no program would be better as a correspondence helper. (or
player, with YOU being the helper).
S.Taylor



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