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Subject: Re: What's the Slowest Processor Needed to Outplay a Grandmaster?

Author: Joseph Merolle

Date: 17:58:19 12/22/04

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On December 22, 2004 at 13:02:12, Dann Corbit wrote:

>On December 22, 2004 at 08:14:50, Joshua Lee wrote:
>
>>On December 22, 2004 at 02:37:14, Dann Corbit wrote:
>>
>>>On December 21, 2004 at 21:48:38, Joshua Lee wrote:
>>>
>>>>After What happened in Bilabo Who can compete Tactically with Hydra?
>>>>Do any Software Programs Have a Chance?
>>>
>>>We do not have enough data on hydra to have any real idea about this question.
>>
>>
>>Do we Know how many NPS Hydra Searched?
>
>NPS is an (almost) irrelevant measure.
>You cannot extrapolate strength from NPS alone.
>"The proof of the pudding is in the eating."
>In other words, it plays as well as it plays.
>
>From the evidence we have, it is probably very, very strong.  But we only have a
>few measurements.  I think we have enough to know it is probably an elite
>engine.  But we don't know how rarified.
>
>On the other hand, the strength per dollar might not be that great.
>
>Will it beat an 8-Way 64 bit machine running Shredder 8 (either in strength or
>cost)?




Dident Chess Tiger on a P111 700mhz win a GM norm!
After several Legitimate games back a few years ago.


Regards JAMeorlle



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