Author: John Merlino
Date: 08:31:14 08/15/03
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On August 15, 2003 at 02:46:32, Johan de Koning wrote: >On August 14, 2003 at 15:10:59, John Merlino wrote: > >>We did discuss adding such a "time management" personality parameter for CM9000. >>We eventually decided against it for several reasons. At this point, if Johan >>wants to clarify, he can do so. >> >>jm > >We actually decided pretty immediately against it. :-) > >Looking back we may have discarded it too quickly, because I do agree with >others that the engine does play relatively fast early in the game. > >However, I do not agree with others that an agressive time schedule would make >the engine play *much* stronger. Saved time will be fed back and will be very >valuable when panic strikes or when the game goes beyond 40 moves. Used time on >the other hand can never be restored. > >... Johan Ok, I looked back at my old archived e-mails on this subject (wow, that's almost 2 1/2 years ago now!), and you are correct. The topic existed for only three e-mails, and that is pretty much "immediate discarding" given how much we discussed other issues. And, also looking back, you may be correct that we discarded it too quickly, at least from a user standpoint. Clearly, some (power-)users want such an option. But it's (almost) all up to you now, Johan! jm p.s. I'm glad you responded to this thread (and the one about EGDBs). Your posts are always a joy to read, usually resulting in one or two good guffaws.
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