Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 16:09:32 05/04/04
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On May 04, 2004 at 07:24:04, Pablo Rodriguez wrote: > >>I have reasons to suspect that there is a bug based on the material that I read >>when Ruffian without pondering scored better. >> >>I do not tell users what to do. >>I only say that I suspect that Ruffian with ponder on is not the strongest >>setting for Ruffian. >> >>Uri > > > Every program should play better with ponder on than with ponder off. I mean, >if the engine is allowed to think while the opponent considers its next move, it >should play stronger than without pondering. Do you have more details about this >bug? i'm surprised that ruffian with ponder on not only can't play stronger than >with ponder off, but it can play weaker! > > Pablo That Ruffian plays weaker with ponder off is just a sort of urban myth: difficult to define, but supposed to exist. Just ask the losing sides in the Leiden ICT 4 tourney how badly Ruffian ponders: Deep Sjeng, Diep, The King, among others... Funny.
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