Author: Steve Schooler
Date: 17:57:58 09/20/99
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On September 20, 1999 at 18:21:33, liam hearns wrote: >i think the only way to decide the best is to test each with problem positions >and allocate points to various responces,i.e.opening positions,middle game and >end games with at least 10. obviously unusual positions. Layman's opinion: the autoplayer vs manual issue seems legitimate, but the above suggestion can NOT work (assuming that I correctly understand the difference between F5.32 and H7.32). My impression (no flaming please) is that F5.32 is 8-10 times faster, but that this is (generally more than) balanced by H7.32's (relatively vast) positional library. Assume above true. Then for a specific position, F5.32 will have a better score than H7.32 if and only if H7.32's positional library is "worth" less than F5.32's speed advantage, for that position. Speculating, F5.32 will do better at pawn races, H7.32 will be superior immediately after exiting the opening book, and H7.32 will be superior in most EARLY middle game positions. Continuing to assume everything above true, further speculation is: in H7.32 vs F5.32 matches, H7.32 has the edge because positions in a game where H7.32 CRITICALLY SHINES typically precede the reverse positions.
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