Author: Ed Panek
Date: 09:22:31 11/06/99
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On November 06, 1999 at 11:49:56, Robert Hyatt wrote: >On November 03, 1999 at 23:12:31, Richard Bean wrote: > >>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..." > > >I would suspect that the 'majority' of the "world's" analysis was done by >Crafty. Eugene got a _bunch_ of requests to do the kqqkqq databases, which >he did. I got a bunch of requests to make crafty work with them. Which I >did. The ftp site stayed busy 24 hours a day with people downloading that >particular file (kqqkqq). And we were getting requests for kqpkqq and even >kqqpkqq and the like. > >I could tell you how many kqqkqq copies were downloaded during that time-frame >if you want. People were going nuts analyzing with it. And I heard from more >than one that was using a quad (or better) machine for the 'world team'.... > As a member of the Computer Chess team I can tell you that initially the match used several programs from Cm to Hiarcs 7.32 to Crafty....then as the ending drew near. crafty was used more often Ed > > > > > >> >>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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