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

Author: Uri Blass

Date: 19:39:51 12/23/05

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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.
>
>No book. It is a Nunn Match - it uses 10 opening positions selected by GM Nunn.

Wrong conclusion.

In ponder on games engines do not use time efficiently when it is opponent move
so 3 minutes with ponder off may be equivalent to 4.5 minutes with ponder on and
practically there is no equivalence because some engines have better time
management with ponder on and some engines have better time managament with
ponder off.

Uri



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