Author: Joachim Rang
Date: 16:32:26 11/05/02
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On November 05, 2002 at 11:22:49, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On November 05, 2002 at 05:39:24, Joachim Rang wrote: > >>On November 04, 2002 at 18:21:41, Mark Young wrote: >> >>>On November 04, 2002 at 11:27:44, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On November 04, 2002 at 07:34:14, Terry McCracken wrote: >>>> >>>>>On November 04, 2002 at 06:50:05, Jorge Pichard wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On November 04, 2002 at 06:22:12, Timothy J. Frohlick wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>>Mr. Pichard, >>>>>>> >>>>>>>How fast can this Dual Guillotine "execute" instructions? This will definitely >>>>>>>"cut" the time we have to wait during analysis. Kasparov might lose his head. >>>>>>> >>>>>>>TJF >>>>>> >>>>>>Sorry, but I can NOT stop laughing, you are right, Mr. Kasparov might lose his >>>>>>head with this new Dual Guilotine. Ha Ha Ha......... >>>>>> >>>>>>Pichard. >>>>> >>>>>Don't "Bet" on it. >>>> >>>>I would agree. Speed against humans is highly over-rated, because speed against >>>>a computer opponent is so critical. >>> >>>If people check the Deep Fritz Vs. GM Kramnik games most of the moves made by >>>the program can be found very quickly using a fast 1 chip p4. These are not the >>>only examples, so I would have to agree. >> >>It's not about most moves, it's about the singular ones which looses, wins or >>holds. So I disagree. > >The question is, "how many of those occur in a 6 game match?" And for those >that >occur, "how many times does the faster hardware find the winning move, or avoid >the losing move, when the slower hardware doesn't?" > >I think that the answer to that last question against humans is "very >infrequently". >While against a computer it is much more significant. > > well, in a 6 game match, probably not more than one time, but this may decide the whole match. I agree that hardware is more important in engine-engine-matches, but why not take the chance to play on better hardware, if there is a probability that it increases strength? > > > > >>> >>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>On November 04, 2002 at 06:13:02, Jorge Pichard wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>>On November 04, 2002 at 03:32:11, Slater Wold wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>http://www.informationweek.com/news/IWK20021101S0042 >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Intel's Quad 2.0Ghz >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>Should be around 3M nps with Crafty. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>An intel's Dual Gallatin Xeon operating at 2.2 Ghz should be available by the >>>>>>>>end of this month, just before the match against Kasparov.
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