Author: Kurt Utzinger
Date: 02:52:13 10/20/05
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On October 20, 2005 at 05:20:31, Ray Banks wrote:
>On October 20, 2005 at 03:53:50, Graham Banks wrote:
>
>>In EVERY match of the 32 played to date, the engine that was first to 10.5 (best
>>of 20 games) was also first to 15.5 (best of 30 games).
>>
>>If this trend continues, it will be good proof that 20 game matches are long
>>enough in most cases to show up the stronger of the two participants.
>>
>>Any comments?
>
>As mentioned below, proof only if there is a big differential between the
>engines. If the engines are relatively close, then 20 or even 30 is not enough.
Agreed: a more reliable number of sufficient games
in a match bewtween two engines is 50.
Regards
Kurt
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