Author: Dan Ellwein
Date: 13:26:24 10/13/03
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On October 13, 2003 at 14:19:14, Christophe Theron wrote: >On October 13, 2003 at 13:09:03, Charles Roberson wrote: > >> >> You make the statement that Diep is a positional engine and you chose it based >>on that. So, why did you run G/5 matches? At G/5 tactics and search depth >>is crucial. > > > >I would like to bring to your attention that tactics and search depth are >crucial at any time controls in chess. > >Showing dimishing returns from increased search depth is so difficult that in >practice there is little difference between blitz and long time controls. > >If engine A gets a beating at blitz, expect it to get the same beating if you >repeat the match with long time controls. > > > > Christophe as much as I would rather not agree with you, Christophe, the longer I experiment with this 'computer chess thing' the more I agree with your assessment... regards - Dan
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