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Subject: Re: Hiarcs 10 vs. Fritz 9 - Nunn Match - 20 Games, PGN format

Author: Jasmine Baer

Date: 19:17:58 12/23/05

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On December 23, 2005 at 22:13:27, Chessfun wrote:

>On December 23, 2005 at 22:10:24, Jasmine Baer wrote:
>
>>"is there any reason to select 6 minutes? instead of 5'? or this is just
>>arbitrary and which book?...thanks, bn"
>>
>>6+0 because that is a close approximation to playing a 3+0 game on a place like
>>playchess.com.  Lots of people there like 3+0 games, and with ponder "off" I
>>figure that 6+0 is like playing a 3+0 game with each engine being able to think
>>during the other's move.
>
>Since you have a dual why didn't you simply play ponder=on at 3/0 that would
>then have given you your playchess conditions?
>
>Sarah.
Good question.  I will be playing Nunn matches with other engines, some of which
are dual threaded.  I felt it would be easiest to maintain consistency by going
with ponder "off."

Surely you don't expect me to think TOO much?  :-)



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