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Subject: Re: DEEP JUNIOR hardware

Author: Tony Werten

Date: 05:10:34 01/26/03

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On January 26, 2003 at 06:53:06, GuyHaworth wrote:

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>No great emphasis was put on the hardware platform for the Kramnik-DF match.
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>Perhaps one can infer that there was no hardware sponsor.
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>One might imagine that Amir/Shay see the spotlight as belonging to the DJUNIOR
>software rather than the hardware ... there is no hardware chip here and ...
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>again, we may infer that there is no hardware sponsor.
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>Conclusion:  we may see kn/sec on the screen and even find out what hw is being
>used, but it's not core information.
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>I think hardware companies are missing out.  The hardware plays its part:  it
>must be reliable (e.g. not overclocked to the point of melt-down) and an uplift
>of 3x in kn/sec means one ply more search and about 60 ELO higher rating at a
>depth of 14 plies search.

Interresting. How did you come to the conclusion that when playing against a
human, 1 ply deeper means 60 ELO stronger (at 14 ply searches) ?

Tony

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