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Subject: Re: FPGAs playing chess--an expert opinion

Author: Greg Lindahl

Date: 16:38:30 12/20/99

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On December 20, 1999 at 19:23:27, Robert Hyatt wrote:

>probably more than you think. IE you have to pass the repetition list, which
>can be (in the case of Crafty) 800 bytes.  plus 4 bytes per ply as the hardware
>will need access to the moves to back up the PV.  plus other things as well.
>Turns out to require quite a bit of 'stuff'.

As usual, you're making an assumption about how much of the algorithm goes onto
the chip. What if you don't have to pass the repetition list? Then how much data
is passed?



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