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Subject: Re: Cadaqués Tournament: Tiger - Hiarcs 7.32, 10.5-9.5

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 09:22:08 01/14/00

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On January 14, 2000 at 12:04:10, Marcus Kaestner wrote:

>On January 14, 2000 at 07:24:42, Enrique Irazoqui wrote:
>
>>On January 14, 2000 at 07:19:37, Jouni Uski wrote:
>>
>>>One note: even if  this tournament is 40/40 - it is played in P500 - so
>>>this means almost same as TOURNAMENT 40/2h in 200 MMX PC!! So no excuses type:
>>>my program is better with longer time controls...
>>>
>>>Jouni
>>
>>I keep saying that in my opinion there is no significant difference between
>>40/40 and 120/40. I also know that some people that always tested at 40 in 2 are
>>thinking about switching to 40/40. Maybe there are programs like CST and Diep
>>that need really long time controls, but for the rest it is roughly the same, I
>>think.
>>
>
>sorry enrique, but here you are definetely wrong.

To say this you need "definite" proof, which you don't. I don't either, by the
way, so let's call it guesseing with the help of some facts.

I have played quite a few 40:2 tournaments and matches, starting in 1981. Also
then I started playing the same participants at half the time. Results were very
similar, with the notable exception of Mephisto, down in 1983.

As someone said before, 40/40 on P500s is similar to 120/40 in P200s. What's
wrong with playing 40:2 on P200s? The other way round: will your 40:2 results of
today be not valid when 3x faster cpus arrive? More: do you see big
discrepancies in the SSDF list according to the platform being used?

>all of my chessbits data is showing that some programs gain or loose a lot of
>strength in comparison to others, while other programs are not influenced.
>
>not influenced for example is Fritz 5.32 strong in all disciplines
>
>a difference you can see with hiarcs. better at short time controls, not as good
>at longer time controls.
>
>also you can see a difference with tiger. at longer time-controls he is by far
>not as superior as at short time controls.
>
>the most difference you can see with nimzo 7.32. at 30m/game he is far away from
>the top, but at 3h/game he is on the very top.

40/40 is 2h/game, close enough to your 3h/game. Nimzo is strong, but not very
top, I think after what I have seen. The SSDF plays 40:2 and Nimzo is not on
top. Unless by "very top" you mean one of the group on top.

Enrique

>all is to be seen soon in the new chessbits.
>
>marcus



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