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Subject: Re: next SSDF list...when?

Author: James T. Walker

Date: 06:32:37 10/14/04

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On October 14, 2004 at 02:29:53, Uri Blass wrote:

>On October 13, 2004 at 20:36:53, James T. Walker wrote:
>
>>On October 13, 2004 at 08:03:36, Tony Hedlund wrote:
>>
>>>On October 13, 2004 at 07:21:53, William Penn wrote:
>>>
>>>>It's good to see these test results being posted here again!
>>>>Any idea when the next SSDF list will be published? Sorry if that has already
>>>>been mentioned. I was away from this board for awhile.
>>>>Thanks,
>>>>WP
>>>
>>>I don't know. It seem like my friends are losing interest. We are now discussing
>>>if/how we will continue.
>>>
>>>Tony
>>
>>I hope that before you decide to quit you will at least consider using shorter
>>time controls.  Nobody plays 40/2 anymore except SSDF.
>>Jim
>
>1)It is not nobody.
>As far as I know thorsten is using 40/120 in his tournaments and other people
>like Leo use 40/40 on faster hardware that is almost the same as 40/120.
>
>The time control in WCCC was 60/120+30 but considering the faster hardware it is
>even slower time control than SSDF.
>
>2)The fact that most people use shorter time control is a good reason to have
>40/120 because we have enough information about
>shorter time control.
>
>Uri

"Nobody" means humans in tournaments/matches not computers.  The WCCC time
control is fine.  The fact that SSDF is using old/slow hardware in comparison is
not important at this time.  Most people are not using Quads at home now.  I was
suggesting the faster time controls to increase data in a given amount of time
since I believe that results will not vary greatly from 3 min/move to 2 min/move
or even faster.  Getting faster results is more interesting to most testers than
sticking to the old 40/2.  (My opinion from experience beta testing with others)
Jim



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