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Subject: Re: Hiarcs7.32 DISGRACED Fritz5.32 in 20 games under tournaments controls!

Author: Melvin S. Schwartz

Date: 17:35:44 06/28/99

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On June 27, 1999 at 15:23:49, Mark Young wrote:

>On June 27, 1999 at 14:56:41, Melvin S. Schwartz wrote:
>
>>
>>On June 27, 1999 at 13:58:21, Mark Young wrote:
>>
>>>On June 27, 1999 at 05:55:46, blass uri wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>On June 27, 1999 at 04:29:27, Micheal Cummings wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>On June 27, 1999 at 04:16:39, blass uri wrote:
>>>><snipped>
>>>>>Hi Uri
>>>>>
>>>>>From what I gather, most of the games played between Fritz and Hiarcs have been
>>>>>played on one computer. Now from most games I have played with one machine a
>>>>>program is always disadvantaged.
>>>>>
>>>>>And with such large hash tables being used, the time to clear them would take
>>>>>time.
>>>>Hi Michael
>>>>
>>>>The time to clear big hash tables is not more than few seconds and it is not
>>>>significant at tournament time control.
>>>>Hiarcs has an advantage by the fact it can save time by not clearing the hash
>>>>tables but I do not think that it is a big advantage.
>>>
>>>I will give fritz 5 all the hash it wants 256mb. I know it will not help Fritz 5
>>>or Fritz 5.32 over using 128mb. I will use it because
>>______________________________________________________
>>Are you aware that Tania is giving Fritz only 44 mb at 40/150? And using only
>>one computer?
>>_______________________________________________________
>>
>
>Yes, and what about it, if you think giving Fritz more hash would of changed the
>results of the match you are wrong. This hash thing with Fritz is old news to
>many of us on CCC. I have done testing to see how giving fritz hugh hash table
>affected its elo. There was little change.... Fritz with 256mb hash is not super
>Fritz over Fritz with 44mb hash.
_______________________________________________________

Hello Mark,

Well, if I'm wrong about the hash tables, then I'm in good company - see Robert
Hyatt's post above on this topic at 14:31:38.

Mel
_________________________________________________________>
>
>>perception is everything,
>>>and it they think this will make Fritz 5 and Fritz 5.32 into superman so be it.
>>>
>>>There is no big advantage in clearing or not clearing the hash tables, if people
>>>think this alone can account for Hiarcs7.32 winning some of the matches, they
>>>are full of it, the winning percentage is too big. I am left with the only
>>>conclusion, Hiarcs7.32 is good.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>I do not think that thesre should be a big difference between one computer and
>>>>two computers unless there is a bug in one of these systems.
>>>>
>>>>Uri



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