Author: Daniel Clausen
Date: 06:19:32 10/21/03
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On October 21, 2003 at 09:09:48, Earl Fuller wrote: >With the new AMD 64 bit CPU having been released, it begs another question ! >Will it be possible to extend the search horizon so the chess programs can see >deeper into the game, in the same amount of time ? Interesting, don't you >think! >Because i am not a chess programmer perhaps this question may seem naive to >those of you who are ! However having said that, it's always been my >understanding that speed and memory were a key factor into how far a chess >program can see ahead! "Because of the fine balance the chess programers most >adhere to based on the speed and ram available to them". So, if this is true, >then would it be correct to say that the "potential", for a greater horizon >into the game is possible ? If this is true, then the quality of the endgame >will increase, middle game planning ! The amount of chess knowledge in the >program will be able to be increased because the program will be able to access >more information in the same amount of time and not get into time trouble ! The >next few years should prove interesting in the field of chess programming ! >Earl Just consider the AMD64 as a slightly faster processor, as many before it. Some programs may benefit a bit more from it than others, all of them will be at least a bit faster. None of them will enter a new computerchess sphere where no program has gone before... Sargon
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