Author: Michel Langeveld
Date: 08:10:13 03/27/04
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On March 27, 2004 at 09:16:21, Mike Taylor wrote: > >MicroSoft LongHorn Windows is being released in the next year or two allowing >end users to purchase 64 bit CPUs and use them under the popular Windows GUI. > >How do you think this will affect computer chess ? * Programs will use internally more bitboards * Minimum requirement for these programs will be windows 2003 If 64bit is common I will make also a 64bit bitboard based Nullmover ofcourse. Maybe I step over a bit earlier. >Do u think the successful CB chess engines will have to be ported to 64 bits to >have a chance to survive ?? * this is not necesarry ... 32bit programs still work on a 64 bit os. * all the known top programs (fritz, shredder, hiarcs, chess tiger, etc) will release a newer version/slightly stronger version with other eval terms in 64bit >How much ELO increase can we expect in the chess engines ? I think average programs will go 50% faster = 35 elo. Maybe some programs will go twice as fast = 70 elo. So I don't fall from my chair if it is 50 elo. >http://msdn.microsoft.com/longhorn/
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