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Subject: Re: Question To The Engine Experts

Author: A.G.B. Bluemers

Date: 16:19:10 09/10/05

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On September 10, 2005 at 16:31:56, Steve B wrote:

>The Phoenix Resurrection is a dedicated computer that currently contains the
>Ruffian Engine
>it runs on a Intel StrongARM Processor at 203Mhz
>
>extensive worldwide testing has shown it to be slightly weaker then the  Tasc
>R40/30 computers ( V2.5-King)which are currently the worlds strongest dedicated
>computer's
>
>in a very short time(days) the Resurrection will be provided with 3 additional
>programs as follows:
>
>Deep Sjeng 1.8
>Fruit 2.1
>Toga 1.0
>
>as soon as the update is in place, testing will begin in earnest  to determine
>which if any of these programs can clearly beat the Tasc R30/R40 computer and if
>so ,take the much coveted title of Worlds Strongest Dedicated Computer held by
>Tasc for over 10 years
>
>only one of these programs need demonstrate superiority over the Tasc for the
>title to change hands
>
>with that as a background..
>
>which program  has the best chance of soundly defeating the Tasc's??
>
>as is well known the Tasc contains De Koinig's  King Program as seen in the
>Chessmaster PC Programs
>
>is it a simple matter of me looking up which of these 3 are currently rated the
>highest on the SSDF lists or is one program known to be stronger against the
>King ?
>
>i would like to be able to "cut to the chase" here and test the program with the
>best chances to win rather then go through all three at random
>
>many collectors are eager to see the title change hands as quickly as possible
>
>most testing will be done at Game /30 minutes although normal tournament time
>controls of 40/2HRS will also be tested
>
>Best
>Steve
these program where written for much faster hardware.
i think when porting these pc programs ,the so called 'extensions' might need to
be tuned more agressive for the phoenix module




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