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Subject: Re: Why SSDF list is the best

Author: m.d.hurd

Date: 05:36:24 07/17/05

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>>
>>Hello Sandro
>
>Hi,
>
>>
>>I would not disagree with most of your opinions above except number 2
>>
>>>2. They use long time controls (40/2h 20/1h; international level) only.
>>
>>This was probably necessary 20 years ago however computers are a lot faster
>>nowadays and therefore 40 moves in 40 minutes seems a reasonable speed to me.
>
>No, it is not unless you have an hardware 3 times faster on both computers.
>If you let your computer play without giving enough time per move it may will
>not find the correct moves out of book, so it will perform worst.

Surely its the same for both programs, its all relative.

Regards

Mike

>>I
>>would have thought most users do not have the time to play a game at 40/2h.
>
>I can understand this.
>
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>Mike
>
>Regards,
>
>Sandro



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