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Subject: Re: Fritzmark for 8.0.0.8 is higher between Fritz 8.0.0.8 and Fritz 8.0.0.23

Author: Ernest Bonnem

Date: 10:19:59 12/04/03

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I think one should only compare the Kns.
The FritzMark itself is just a rabbit pulled out of the Chessbase hat.
Chessbase has never given any explanation of what it actually measures.

On December 04, 2003 at 09:30:01, Brian Katz wrote:

>Has anyone noticed that the Fritzmark when using Fritz 8.0.0.8 is higher by
>approx. 110 to 140 Kns then when using Fritz 8.0.0.23?
>
>However, when just analysing positions, the Kns seems to be about the same.
>
>Also, what I found that was interesting......Was when setting the Hash with an
>odd number, rather that by 2's or an even number as recommended, the value was
>higher in many cases.
>I am running an AMD Athlon XP 2600+ with 1 gig DDR RAM
>Such as a reading for Fritz 8.0.0.8:
> 59 MB Hash> 1339
> 60 MB Hash> 1184 as opposed to 61 MB Hash> 1339
> 66 MB Hash> 1318...............67 MB Hash> 1339
>128 MB Hash> 1276..............129 MB Hash> 1297
>Now if you try making comparisons by using Friz 8.0.0.23 you may find that you
>get a reading of 110 to 140 Kns lower than with 8.0.0.8.
> Has anyone found similar results?
> If no one has tried making comparisons between odd vs even settings, give it a
>shot, you may find it interesting. You may also find that there is a big
>difference in the reading between engine versions.
>Brian



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