Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 09:05:57 10/14/03
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On October 13, 2003 at 16:26:24, Dan Ellwein wrote: >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 Same here. It may not be intuitive, but it seems to be supported by the facts.
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