Author: Uri Blass
Date: 13:41:03 07/25/03
Go up one level in this thread
On July 25, 2003 at 16:26:33, Rajen Gupta wrote: >any eng vs eng match with ponder off is completely meaningless and without any >value: the results obtained do not in any way correspond with roughly equivalent >time control when 2 computers/processors are used with ponder on! > >it is like have a race between runners who have one leg tied behind their back >and have to hop on one leg or a boxing match in which the competitors are >allowed to use only 1 hand. > >rajen Nonsense. usually there is no big difference between results with ponder on and results with ponder off. I also think that most of the engine-engine match are played with ponder off so maybe matches with ponder on are meaningless for most users and the only meaning that they have is an estimate for the strength with ponder off. Uri
This page took 0 seconds to execute
Last modified: Thu, 15 Apr 21 08:11:13 -0700
Current Computer Chess Club Forums at Talkchess. This site by Sean Mintz.