Author: James Robertson
Date: 09:34:06 10/01/99
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On October 01, 1999 at 02:35:48, Peter Kappler wrote: >On October 01, 1999 at 02:07:07, James Robertson wrote: > >>On September 30, 1999 at 16:50:33, Peter Kappler wrote: >> >>>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. >>> >>> >>>As a general rule, faster hardware should favor the "slow" searchers. This is >>>especially true at blitz, where search depths are relatively shallow, and every >>>extra ply makes a huge difference. >>> >>>Chess System Tal is a great example of this - it's relatively weak at >>>blitz(Fritz would kill it) but pretty strong at 40/2 (probably about equal to >>>Fritz). >> >>This kind of falls apart when you see the amazing lightning results Hiarcs 7.32 >>is having against all other program, Fritz included.... >> >>James >> > > >Hi James, > >I'm a big fan of Hiarcs, too, but my experience so far is that Fritz is slightly >stronger at blitz. This is based on a few engine vs. engine matches I've played >between them. (~80 games so far at 5+1 time control, and Fritz is ahead by >about 10 games.) I know this isn't a large enough sample size to draw firm >conclusions - please share any data you have. The only data I have is the lightning (1 0, 1 1) results several people have posted here.... Hiarcs seems to have a large lead. I think your 80 games is a fairly good sample. Most people try to draw conclusions after 10 games. :) James > >By "lightning" are you referring to super-fast time controls, like 2+0? I have >no idea how Hiarcs performs there, but my money would be on Fritz... > >--Peter
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