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Subject: Re: possible Junior 8 glitch??

Author: Mike Byrne

Date: 13:53:48 07/04/03

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On July 04, 2003 at 16:34:30, Mike Byrne wrote:

>As I run this little tournament, I always check the task manager if I stepped
>away for a few hours -- just  to make sure I have no runaway processes etc.
>
>When I checked the task manger , I was surprize to see Single CPU version Junior
>8.0.0.2 hogging 100% of both CPUS while paying Crafty.  To make a long story
>short - the Signle CPU Junior 8 version runs two threads on my machine and there
>is no option to run one just one thread.   I also validate the this by comparing
>NPS on my machine between J8 and DJ8 - they are almost the same when DJ8 has 2
>threads activated.
>
>Obviously, this was big advantage, so all of Junior 8 games are being replayed
>by DJ8 with single thread option turned on.
>
>I am curious if anyone else can validate the above?


Now that Junior is only getting one CPU (like everyone else), it is finding the
going a little rougher against these new Crafties.

blitz 5 0 Secane, PA USA  2002

                           1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  0  1  2  3  4  5
1  Crafty 19.03 Petrosian  ** 1  1     ½  1     1  0           ½     1  6.0/8
2  Crafty 19.03 Morphy     0  ** 1  ½     1     1  1           1        5.5/7
3  Crafty 19.03 Capablanca 0  0  ** 1        1     ½           1  1     4.5/7
4  Crafty 19.03 Nimzovich     ½  0  **    1     1  1           ½     0  4.0/7
5  Crafty 19.03 Stein      ½           **    1        1  1  0     ½     4.0/6
6  Deep Sjeng 1.5          0  0     0     ** ½     1  1     ½     1     4.0/8
7  Crafty 19.03 ST               0     0  ½  ** 0  ½     1     1     1  4.0/8
8  Fritz 8                 0  0     0        1  **    1  0  1     ½     3.5/8
9  Crafty 19.03 Lasker     1  0  ½  0     0  ½     **          1        3.0/7
10 Ruffian 1.0.5                       0  0     0     ** 1  1  1        3.0/6
11 Hiarcs 8                            0     0  1     0  ** ½     1     2.5/6
12 Chess Tiger 15.0                    1  ½     0     0  ½  **    0     2.0/6
13 SmarThink               ½  0  0  ½        0     0  0        ** 1     2.0/8
14 The King ST                   0     ½  0     ½        0  1  0  **    2.0/7
15 Deep Junior 8           0        1        0                       ** 1.0/3




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