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

Author: Jasmine Baer

Date: 19:55:43 12/23/05

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On December 23, 2005 at 22:39:51, Uri Blass 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.
>>
>>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

Thanks, Uri.

So my conclusion is in error, but it looks like I have a good reason to go with
ponder "off."  ;-)



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