Author: Bob Durrett
Date: 10:33:39 02/02/04
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On February 02, 2004 at 13:01:38, Tord Romstad wrote: >On February 02, 2004 at 12:54:00, Bob Durrett wrote: > >>What Ply Depths Were Typical at CCT6 [middlegame]? >> >>When I do post-mortem analyses at home using one of the top engines, I typically >>get a minimum of 15 ply [assuming the user can believe the data presented to the >>user] and often much higher depths in some positions. >> >>In the CCT6 tournament, however, the games were very fast. Perhaps 12 ply was >>more typical for CCT6? >> >>Generally, the engines I play with do not find the best moves at 12 ply. In >>fact, I do not trust 12 ply data at all for analysis. >> >>That surely must make analysis of the CCT6 scoresheets more difficult. >> >>[P4 3 GHz, HASH = 1024 MB] > >Just like it doesn't make much sense to compare NPS figures between >different engines, it doesn't make sense to compare ply depths. Some >engines search deep, narrow trees, while others search wide, bushy trees. >This is in most cases unrelated to playing strength. > >Tord OK. That makes sense. In fact, I already knew that. Nevertheless, there still remains the question for specific engines. Bob D.
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