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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