Author: Daniel Clausen
Date: 05:52:30 12/03/99
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Hi
On December 03, 1999 at 08:32:39, Vincent Diepeveen wrote:
>What i predict is a much closer to 50% score for the 6 against 6 ply
>match, and a complete annihilation of amateur when both searching at
>10 ply.
>I assume here already of course that DIEP's eval is better than
>Amateurs.
Note: I don't have this whole threat in my head anymore, so if I
miss something, I'm sorry. :)
So what is this test all about? Since both machines are limited to
the same depth, the only difference between the engine is their
eval.
If both evals have a similar quality, then I'd expect 50-50, for
all plies. So the experiment makes sense only when the evals don't
have the same (or similar) quality.
You say that it's obvious, that the deeper both engines are allowed
to search, the bigger the difference in strength. (Correct me if
I'm wrong.)
I don't disagree with you, but it's not that obvious - at least to
me. Afterall, if both programs calculate inf. plies (or in other
words: solve the game) then eval is of no importance. (except for the
fact, that mate is won) This indicates a trend in the opposite direction
you claim is obvious.
Maybe (prolly) I missed other things which move the trend in your
direction, but is this only un-obvious to me and Will? And what
are these things I'm missing?
Kind regards,
-sargon
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