Author: Russell Reagan
Date: 23:49:18 09/30/02
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On October 01, 2002 at 02:16:34, emerson tan wrote: >Does 64 bit architecture have any benefit on chess programs? If it does, how >much faster is it compared to 32 bit programs? It can if the engine takes advantage of it. Usually this will mean using bitboards. You can read about them at http://galahadnet.com/chess/chessprg/ I have heard people say that they are about 30% faster than a classic approach, such as 0x88, which you can read about at http://www.seanet.com/~brucemo/topics/0x88.htm Russell
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