Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 16:37:00 06/22/04
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On June 22, 2004 at 16:51:31, Uri Blass wrote: >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. There you have an excellent point. But then we must remove things like Brutus, P.Conners, Deep Blue, etc. It would be nice if everyone could have an absurdly fast box, because the chess would be prettier.
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