Author: Uri Blass
Date: 13:51:31 06/22/04
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On June 21, 2004 at 18:51:57, Dann Corbit wrote: >On June 21, 2004 at 18:10:01, Alan Grotier wrote: > >>On June 21, 2004 at 17:20:38, Dann Corbit wrote: >> >>>On June 21, 2004 at 17:07:20, Alan Grotier wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Chess Tournaments. >>>> >>>> If I were the author of a chess program I would want the very best hardware >>>> to run my program when competeing against others. >>>> >>>> But I am not author of any chess program.My only interest is to know which >>>> program is the best.And this is not evident since chess programs when playing >>>> against the competition do not necessarally use equal hardware. >>> >>>There are two types of world chess contests run by the ICCA. WMCCC are micros >>>only. WCCC means anything goes. There have been attempts at uniform platform. >>> >>>> A simple question.Why is it not oblgatory that chess tournaments require >>>> participants to operate using the same hardware. >>> >>>Joe writes a program for the Mac. >>>Can he play too? >>> >>>Deep Blue wants to enter. Shall we deny it? >>> >>>So much for 'Brutus' >>> >>>Uniform hardware generates as many problems as it solves. >> >> Dan, >> Thanks for your reply.Yes you have a point.But finally what >> does it all prove? >> Is my thinking wrong in this case.We have a tournement.Mr A wins. >> Mr B loses.Mr A's program ran on faster hardware than Mr B. >> >> Really what's the point?.......Alan > >The point is to find the strongest possible combination of hardware and software >for playing the game of chess. That is what a WCCC is for. In this case the sponsor needs to give every software the best hardware that it can use. It is fair when a program that can use 4 processors is using it. It is not fair if a program that can use a fast opteron is using only loaned PIV that is twice slower. Uri
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