Author: Peter Kappler
Date: 17:06:04 01/26/00
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On January 26, 2000 at 18:23:50, Bruce Moreland wrote: >On January 26, 2000 at 18:10:10, Dann Corbit wrote: > >>IOW, more horsepower is a tough way to make chess programs play better. There >>is also evidence (according to some) that the increase in speed has >>*diminishing* returns. Hence, it may take a terahertz to get there. Don't know >>of any material that could do that, not even a Josephson Junction. > >I think it's a great way. You just take a vacation, preferably a long one, and >when you come back you make one call to Gateway and poof, free Elo points. > >Got an article that shows that the Elo curve flattens out with increased depth? > >bruce Ironically, Dann and I recently debated this very topic. If you use the 7-day filter, you can probably find the discussion under "DBx1000 = how strong?" or "tactical sufficiency threshold". It seems obvious to me that the curve must flatten out with increased depth, but I'd be fascinated to see evidence to the contrary. --Peter
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