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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