Author: pavel
Date: 18:41:53 07/02/02
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On July 02, 2002 at 20:42:16, Russell Reagan wrote: >Which computer chess tournaments have hardware limitations and which are >"anything goes"? > >To me, a tournament between computers where "anything goes" is meaningless. If >it is a computer vs. human, then that is something entirely different I think. >What does taking a super computer to a tournament and winning against (possibly >superior) engines running on slower hardware prove? To me it doesn't prove >anything other than you had the money to win a tournament. To me that doesn't >imply that any engine was better than another if it's anything goes. IBM could >build another super computer and run an alpha-beta search with piece-square >table evaluation and win the "world championship", and it hasn't proved that it >was the best engine. > >Is anyone else turned off my a competition between computers where it's open >hardware? I don't think it proves a thing as far as which engine is better. I >guess it depends which aspect you are interestd in. If you're interested in >hardware, then you probably like the open hardware competitions. If you're >interested in AI in computer chess, then you're probably more likely to enjoy an >equal hardware competition. To me a competition that can be bought doesn't mean >anything. It might as well just be a bidding process to see who is the next >"champion". > >Any thoughts? > >Russell First of all, IMO all tournaments are meaningless, not only open-platform. Because, rarely does the most strongest program win the tournament. So if you want to organize a tournament, with many programs using the same hardware, with the hope that the strongest one will win, then it is very likely that it won't happen. not to mention, a tournament with the same hardware has the complication for the organizers to supply that many "same" hardware. It can be "expensive". Though I am not sure how they deal with it. To me open-platform has more interest than same-platform, because new ideas and programs develop with interesting hardware, ie, Brutus, CB, Belle etc. I personally don't think that DIEP will win, though it will be interesting to watch, nevertheless. The main point: The best engine doesn't always win the tournament. cheers, pavs
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