Author: Dave Gomboc
Date: 23:54:19 06/19/99
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On June 20, 1999 at 00:27:12, Robert Hyatt wrote: >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... I know this is your opinion. You rejected my suggestion of doing it 2 or 4 plies from the leaves a month or two ago. I think it is worthwhile to test it and see, though. Dave
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