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Subject: Re: Mr. Iacovoni's idea: How to program it.

Author: Ilya P. Kozachenko

Date: 04:32:07 08/28/98

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On August 28, 1998 at 03:02:02, Alessio Iacovoni wrote:

>On August 28, 1998 at 01:18:14, Jeff Anderson wrote:
>
>>
>>>
>>>   Another point is that 2 engines running simultaneously could receive only 50%
>>>of the CPU time each (or so) and so the tactical engine would not reach the same
>>>depth as if it was running alone (at least one full ply of even more shorter)
>>>and so, the evaluation of BOTH programs would be less reliable? Like when you
>>>make one engine play another in Fritz 5, they are both weaker than when running
>>>alone.
>>>
>>>
>>>Serge Desmarais
>>
>>Well as Mr. Iacovoni suggested, this would require two processors.
>>Jeff
>
>
>By the way Jeff.. i'm not a programmer but I just read an article on the thread
>of alt.computers.chess concerning "hsu" and deep blue... apparently his strategy
>seems very similar... all of the moves are passed to a "unit" of some sort
>before beeing played. The article is not very clear on what this "unit" actually
>does. So my idea is not that original.. but at least tha fact that hsu is
>working in the same direction does show that, at least to some extent, my idea
>is not to stupid.

BTW, how you would decide, which move - produced by tactical or positional
engine - it's better to select ?
It was the point, when discussing of the same idea I posted, finished.



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