Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 21:27:12 06/19/99
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On June 19, 1999 at 14:19:44, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On June 19, 1999 at 05:04:39, blass uri wrote: > >> >>On June 18, 1999 at 19:38:09, Eugene Nalimov wrote: >> >>>On June 18, 1999 at 19:24:21, blass uri wrote: >>> >>>> >>>>On June 18, 1999 at 17:31:39, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>>> >>>>>On June 18, 1999 at 15:43:45, vitor wrote: >>>>> >>>>>>On June 18, 1999 at 15:05:03, Steve Coladonato wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> 1 Ferret (4.5) - Fritz( 5.0) >>>>>>> 2 Shredder (4.5) - Junior (4.5) >>>>> >>>>>I predict a playoff. I hope Ferret beats fritz, and that shredder/junior >>>>>draw. But if game 2 isn't a draw, then we get to see one more good game >>>>>tomorrow in the playoff... >>>>> >>>>>Of course if Fritz wins, it is all over. But I strongly suspect that it >>>>>won't get by Ferret... Their NPS is not all that different and Ferret is >>>>>a _lot_ "smarter"... >>>> >>>>I hope that you are right about the game Ferret-Fritz >>>>I am not sure if Ferret is really smarter after seeing the game that Ferret lost >>>>to Hiarcs. >>>> >>>>I said before the tournament that Fritz has no chance to win because it is a >>>>stupid root processor but after seeing the results of Fritz I start to suspect >>>>that chessbase improved Fritz and it is not a root processor(of course it is >>>>also possible that Fritz was lucky). >>>> >>>>Uri >>> >>>Or that fast root processor can compete with so called "smart programs". >> >>The point is that you can be fast without being a root processor by being a >>processor of the middle of the tree. >> >>Uri > >Yeah, people can figure out how far about the leaf that they can get away with >it and use that. > >Dave basically a flawed idea. Every 2 plies means you are one ply further away from your 'middle' evaluation. Same problem as evaluating at the root, just delayed a bit. Endpoint is the right way, IMHO...
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