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Subject: Re: Is this a tourney to determine who has the best hardware ?

Author: Sandro Necchi

Date: 03:57:03 11/24/03

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On November 24, 2003 at 05:07:27, Daniel Clausen wrote:

>On November 24, 2003 at 04:57:36, Sandro Necchi wrote:
>
>[snip]
>
>>>Of course Diep has the best hardware, but the combination doesn't match the best
>>>of Fritz, Shredder or even Brutus. But at least all the chessbase programs
>>>including Shredder should have the same hardware as Fritz and Junior.
>>>
>>>Jorge
>>
>>I agree with you and I was told it would have been so, but maybe CB prefers to
>>favor some program over some others...isn't?
>>
>>Still I am confident...
>>
>>Sandro

Hi,

>
>I'm wondering about the engines which are sold by CB: who submits the attendance
>in WCCC2003 for these engines? The programmers or CB? If the submitters are the
>programmers, I would assume the hardware used is also in their responsibility.
>In this case, I don't see a problem. (although it would be fairer IMHO if they
>all used the same hardware, since - unlike Brutus or Diep - none of them did
>more than make their engine SMP)
>
>Sargon

I only know that Shredder can use up to 8 processors if such hardware would have
been available. I believe these servers with 4 processors a lended to Cb by
sponsors, so why not to Shredder too?

We will win anyway regardless of everything!!

Ciao
Sandro



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