Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 11:59:17 05/14/03
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On May 14, 2003 at 14:53:58, J. C. Boco wrote: >I've been musing about different computers, both dedicated and software for >PC's. I've recently had a new thought which I'm sure is old-stuff to all of you >veterans out there. > >I usually play with the level setting which states the average response time for >the computer to make one move. For example let's say the level is "3 minutes on >average for each move". > >But I could achieve the same time control by setting the computer up for 40 >moves in 2 hours, and let the computer budget its time. > >While I can see that the time control of 40/2hours may make the machine a little >stronger since it can search deeper (longer) in hairy positions, just how much >stronger will it get? > >My lay guess is the 40/2hours time control is not much stronger than the 1 move >every (on average) 3 minutes. Does anyone have any insight? Depends on how you look at it. At slow time controls computers will play better and have fewer mistakes. However, the ratings for computer programs are much higher at fast game rates, and the faster the time control the higher the rating. Imagine playing game in 10 seconds and you can imagine why.
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