Author: Luis Smith
Date: 07:35:40 01/02/04
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On January 02, 2004 at 10:31:23, Jasmine Baer wrote: >On January 02, 2004 at 10:21:48, Luis Smith wrote: > >>On January 02, 2004 at 09:57:38, Jasmine Baer wrote: >> >>>I've seen it written that under the following conditions: >>> >>>1. Engine vs. Engine match or tournament >>>2. Held on a single computer with a single processor >>> >>>having ponder=ON(or Permanent Brain in the Fritz GUI) will impact the play of >>>the engines since the each individual engine would not have full access to the >>>processor during its own turn. >>> >>>First, is this true? >>> >>>Second, is this issue, if it actually is an issue, something that is eliminated >>>by running a two-processor system? >>> >>>And, finally, does anyone have any solid insight on how ponder=off/on or >>>Permanent Brain works on a Pentium 4 with Hyperthreading? >>> >>>Thanks. >> >>No need, someone has already run this test. Click on "Winboard" and then >>"Ponder Experiment" on the side >> >>http://www.pittlik.de/winboard.html > >Am I reading the time control corrctly? 60+2 meaning 60 minutes plus 2 seconds >per move? The reason I ask is because above the tables, there are links to some >downloads - 1320 Lightning Games etc., etc. 60 minutes + 2 sec/move is not a >lightning time control. Could I be misinterpreting the 60+2? Should I be >thinking that 60+2 means 60 seconds plus 2 seconds per move? 60 seconds with 2 second increments.
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