Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:29:05 02/23/04
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On February 23, 2004 at 16:12:49, Ed Panek wrote: >On February 23, 2004 at 14:52:07, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On February 23, 2004 at 11:26:38, Ed Panek wrote: >> >>>On February 23, 2004 at 11:09:29, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>On February 23, 2004 at 10:45:47, Ed Panek wrote: >>>> >>>>>All, >>>>> >>>>> I was wondering about trying something on ICC regarding playing a GM using >>>>>multiple computers and choosing moves based upon plurality of several engines >>>>>analyzing at once. >>>>> >>>>>Do you think this is feasable on ICC? >>>>> >>>>>I would front the $$ to obtain participation from the GM. >>>>> >>>>>Ed >>>> >>>> >>>>You have to do it manually. IE you log on, and with 2-3 computers behind you, >>>>you watch them and make the move of your choosing, then override the others so >>>>that they maintain the correct position. >>>> >>>>Or you could use some sort of interface that lets you have different programs >>>>log on using different accounts, and they "observe" your account playing the GM. >>>> Then you can just watch their analysis and choose the move you like best, and >>>>they get forced to play the right move and follow the game automatically. >>>> >>>>I'm not sure of the point in doing this, however.. >>> >>> >>>It would be purely for entertainment value. It would not have to do with the >>>move I like best, but the move which has the most consensus among the 4 or 5 >>>programs. >>> >>> >>>Ed >> >>Something tells me that in tactical positions, they will almost agree perfectly, >>while in positional cases, each program will suggest a _different_ best move. >> >>:) > >What if I arranged a GM to play your 4 way opteron at standard times? Would you >be open to that idea? > > > >Ed Perhaps, but it would take some preparation. IE I don't have a 4-way opteron at the moment, that machine was out at AMD, and they put in a DSL connection for me to access the machine. The DSL is gone. I could probably convince them to do it again...
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