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Subject: Re: Rybka nps - 30knps

Author: Dann Corbit

Date: 14:29:07 02/06/06

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On February 06, 2006 at 17:20:00, Alvaro Jose Povoa Cardoso wrote:

>Some time ago I saw someone reporting (don't remember if it was here) Rybka
>doing 30Knps, while crafy 19.x doing 800Knps and Fritz8 doing over a million nps
>on his pc while beating both crafty and fritz.
>
>Over the years computer programmers said that nps was an importante factor in an
>engine performance, (and I agree, look at Deep Blue and Hydra).
>In face of Rybka nps, my question is:
>What the hell is going on?
>In this department Rybka seams to prove that nps isn't a factor for performance
>at all.
>
>Please state you opinion on this.

"I only look at one move -- the best one." -- Capablanca.

If you can do that, then one node per time control will do.

There has been debate on fast+dumb verses slow+smart since computer chess began.
 One method gets ascendency over the others in cycles.

I think that the bottom line is: "The proof of the pudding is in the eating."



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