Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 06:20:01 06/25/99
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On June 25, 1999 at 05:13:07, odell hall wrote: > >On June 25, 1999 at 03:53:47, alfred palang wrote: > >>you have used a slow computer, i guess that's got a lot to do with it:) > > > Really? Didn't this same hiarcs6 running on a pent 200 defeat International >master Deen Hergot in a 40/2 match? I think my machine and a pent 200 is of >equal speed. Correct... also doubling computer speed is generally considered to improve the program by 50-70 rating points. So you were less than 100 points below the strongest machine you could have used. That doesn't begin to explain such a loss.. _unless_ the program started off well under 2500 on the fastest hardware available..
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