Author: Richard Bean
Date: 20:12:31 11/03/99
http://bbs.msnbc.com/bbs/kasparov-team/posts/hj/101641.asp "... I suspect that Krush's team used a computer with computational capabilities comparable to those of ``Deep Junior''. My guess is that it probably was american program ``Ferret'' which just like ``Deep Junior'' works off 4 processors. My assumption here is based on the queen ending analysis that we've seen. It's comparable in size and quality to ours..." Hey, is that true? I've seen LOTS of people ask ``When is Ferret going to be sold to the public''... perhaps it needs a web page detailing the predicted release date, and then have the web page address added to some CCC FAQ. The "message ferret on ICC" system leaves the date quite uncertain... The other thing is that I found the mate in 25 announcement from Deep Junior after 62...Qc6+ 63. Kg5 quite incredible. I had crafty with 768Mb hash & 486Mb egtb cache run for 96 hours on that position KQQKQQ + 5 piece TBs, no mate, just failing low with a +9.96 eval for White. I suspect that Deep Junior had "63...Qd5+ 64. Qf5" added to the position as well. (since DJ allegedly had 512Mb of RAM, and the computer I was using only benched at ~135000 NPS. Still, the large amount of hash should make up for it.)
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