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Subject: Re: Strange thoughts heard on ICC...

Author: Robert Hyatt

Date: 04:43:49 06/15/99

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On June 15, 1999 at 06:11:55, Jeremiah Penery wrote:

>This is an edited excerpt from a conversation I heard on ICC.  I was somewhat
>shocked by what was said.  I'm wondering what other people think about this.
>
>Jeremiah
>


Doesn't mean a thing.  "some" have never sat across the table from those guys
and had a chance to see what that thing can do.  Those can assume anything they
want, but assuming doesn't make it true..

just ignore it.  :)

Bob





>****************************************************************************
>y[7] kibitzes: junior is doing 2x tactical, db probably does 4x
>
>(This was in reference to extensions - Junior apparently does x-ply of
>positional search, and 2x-ply in tactical search.)
>
>x[7] kibitzes: no
>x[7] kibitzes: deep blue has released its specs
>x[7] kibitzes: it's doing way less
>x[7] kibitzes: junior would crush tacdtically deep blue like a child
>y[7] kibitzes: way less?  typical extensions were going from 5 ply
>   search to 20 ply
>x[7] kibitzes: it's very well known since april/march what deep blue
>   was doing
>z[7] kibitzes: DB was getting well over 40 ply selective in most positions
>   ...12 ply full-width with NO forward pruning...
>x[7] kibitzes: is getting this position selecitvely over 40 ply too
>x[7] kibitzes: says nothing
>x[7] kibitzes: junior gets over 40 ply too
>x[7] kibitzes: please ignore selective depths
>x[7] kibitzes: i get up to 100 ply selective
>****************************************************************************



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