Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 11:03:19 06/13/02
Go up one level in this thread
On June 13, 2002 at 10:43:42, Robert Henry Durrett wrote: >An idea: > >Perhaps it is possible to know, in advance, which computer SSDF will use for >testing of a particular chess program. > >If so, then do you suppose it would be possible to get a higher rating by >optimizing the code for that particular computer? > >How much higher? 5 ELO tops. Maybe 10% improvement in speed if they spent a great deal of effort writing special tricks for a particular CPU. In fact, it would be an incredibly stupid waste of effort. Far better would be to spend the same time trying to improve their fundamental algorithms.
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.