Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 09:36:37 11/06/99
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On November 06, 1999 at 12:22:31, Ed Panek wrote: >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 actually I worded that pretty poorly. I should have said "once the position reached 7 pieces on the board (kqp vs kqpp) I think the most-used program was crafty, because of the 6 piece databases... >> >> >> >> >> >>> >>>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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