Author: Jay Urbanski
Date: 20:04:41 02/06/06
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On February 06, 2006 at 20:15:49, Engin Üstün wrote: >On February 06, 2006 at 20:03:44, Engin Üstün wrote: > >>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. >>> >>>best regards, >>>Alvaro Cardoso >> >>i sad allways that speed is nothing in computerchess, importent is a bugfree and >>with much full chess knowledge engine. >> >>most people thinking "more speed, high strength", we know now thats not true. >> >>also with multiprozessor engines are not more stronger then 1 cpu engine. >> >>last WCCC wins Zappa with multi cpu, but Fruit was the 1 cpu performance best >>engine. >> >>if Rypka plays next WCCC , of course that wins this tourney... >> >>good night, >>Engin > > >P.S. i believe also that Rypka on same hardware speed beats Hydra, Zappa, >Shredder, Fritz, Zappa and other multi-culti cpu engines 100:0 ;-) This of course was said in jest, but Hydra can't run on the same hardware as Rybka.
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