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Subject: Re: North American Open 2003.

Author: Sune Fischer

Date: 01:00:16 07/18/02

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On July 17, 2002 at 18:02:31, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>It is possible that it is not important for the best programs but
>I can show you examples that it important for weaker programs and your program
>is still not in the team of the best programs.
>
>I think that movei is clearly better than monarch if you use 40 minutes/40 moves
>time control(see the results of leo's tournament) but it is not the case if you
>use faster time control.
>
>Monarch and faile are at similiar level at 40/40 based on Leo's tournament.
>It is not the case when you use blitz time control and monarch is clearly better
>than faile at that time control.
>
>Movei is losing against tscp if I tell it to play 5 times faster at 1 minute per
>game on p800.
>
>If I do the same with 10 minutes per game then movei is clearly winning.
>Imagine an engine that is 5 times slower than movei.
>
>It is going to lose against tscp at bullet and win against it at longer time
>control.

Heh, that is why I said "good" engines:)
The curves cross here because Movei is slower in terms of speed, but has a lower
branch factor.
I think if Movei was as fast as TSCP, then Movei would be stronger at any time
control.

-S.
>Uri



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