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Subject: Re: KN/s question...

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 05:17:56 10/26/05

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On October 26, 2005 at 07:01:10, Rick Hagen wrote:

>
>Hi,
>
>I am running a 8-pawn tournament and I noticed something that surprised me a
>bit.
>The set-position is pretty well known I guess:
>
>[D]4k3/pppppppp/8/8/8/8/PPPPPPPP/4K3 w - - 0 1
>
>I did a check with various engines:
>First number is from the starting postition, second from 8-pawn position:
>
>                KN/s
>Junior 9        1460    1415
>Hiarcs 9         218     430
>Shredder 9       365     620
>CT 15            435     580
>Toga II 1.0      760    1355
>Fritz 7         1000     645
>Fritz 9          930     540
>Crafty 19.15     865     855
>Pro Deo 1.1      735    1100

I have always had the belief that the Kn/s would increase with "simpler"
positions with fewer elements to account for in the eval. But I am obviously
wrong. Except for that, I see no "odd" ones in your list.

Torstein

>
>P3 3Ghz
>HT 128 MB
>TBs off (Not installed atm...)
>
>So, my question: who are the "odd" ones out, and why?
>
>Thanks,
>Rick



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