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Subject: Re: Faster Hardware benefits slow searchers or fast searchers more???

Author: blass uri

Date: 13:51:29 09/30/99

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On September 30, 1999 at 14:35:25, Charles Unruh wrote:

>
>  In the past i thought faster hardware would benefit slow searchers like
>Chessmaster more than fast searchers like Fritz.  Now i'm more inclined to
>believe that it makes more sense that faster hardware benefits fast searchers
>more.  For the reason that positional ideas are for the most parts moves made
>from practical experience/knowledge, that we can't always quite calculate.
>However, faster hardware gives programs the ability in many instances to
>actually be able to calculate the result.  So although i think Chessmaster is a
>truly awesome engine especially against programs running up to 233Mhz I expct
>that on a P450Mhz it will come in 3rd or 4th.

The assumption that fast searchers are better in tactics  is clearly wrong.
Chessmaster is often better in tactics relative to Fritz.

Uri





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