Author: Christophe Theron
Date: 09:16:54 10/31/03
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On October 31, 2003 at 11:51:33, Uri Blass wrote:
>On October 31, 2003 at 11:39:39, Gian-Carlo Pascutto wrote:
>
>>On October 31, 2003 at 11:36:18, Uri Blass wrote:
>>
>>>It does not make sense to use different hardware for different stage of the
>>>games because nobody is using chess programs in that way.
>>>
>>>It make sense to use different software for different stages of the game.
>>
>>I remember switching machines once for endgame analysis, because one machine
>>was marginally faster but didn't have EGTB.
>>
>>So there :)
>>
>>>You can think of Cyborg composed of parts also as a product that you can buy.
>>>
>>>People are interested in the question what is the best software that they can
>>>buy.
>>
>>_That_ is correct. People aren't interested in 'whatever mix of packages that
>>costs alltogether a lot of money can I put together so I have a huge mess that
>>can play chess well' though.
>>
>>--
>>GCP
>
>I do not think that it cost together a lot of money
>prices became cheaper and good hardware costs more money so knowing that
>chessmaster+kure book can top the ssdf may encourage people to buy both of them.
>
>Uri
In this case the SSDF guys must be prepared to invest 10^43 years of work. After
all, now they have to test every possible combination of opening book, engine
for the middlegame and engine for the endgame.
And what about engines that are supposed to be better in open positions?
Mmh...
Christophe
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