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Subject: Re: 2x faster is always around 40-50 ELO point more ? I dont think so...

Author: Bigler

Date: 06:45:20 07/21/05

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On July 21, 2005 at 08:07:21, Uri Blass wrote:

>On July 21, 2005 at 07:47:16, Bigler wrote:
>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>If we take Deep Shredder 9 on a single AMD 3500+ and calculate its ELO by
>>letting it play 100’000 tournaments games at tournament time control (40 moves 2
>>hours…)
>>Then we do the same but with an AMD 64-X2 4600+ which lets say is 2x faster.
>>Lets assume that this brings 40 ELO points more.
>>
>>Now we do the same testing but at blitz time control 3min. + 0sec.
>>Should we assume that the ELO difference is the same ??
>>
>>My assumption is that the margin should be bigger the shorter the time control
>>is.
>>
>>Why, because the deeper the engine goes the more difficulty it will have to go
>>deeper.
>>
>>So know, in the past we used to say that 2x faster is around 50 ELO points more.
>>Can we say the same today with e.g. Deep Shredder 9 on a AMD 64-3500+ and AMD
>>64-X2 4600+ ?
>
>I think that in the past it was more than 50 elo
>I remember estimate of 70 elo.
>
>I guess 40-50 elo is logical today at 120/40.
>
>Uri


Ok thx.

But do you agree that if 40 to 50 ELO is applicable at 40/120 at blitz level its
not the same !??

If yes, do we have some kind of formula for this ?

regards



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