Author: Albert Silver
Date: 05:47:46 02/11/00
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On February 11, 2000 at 08:34:16, Vincent Vega wrote:
>I understand that somebody is working on confirming whether there is a linear
>ELO increase with ply depth. If this indeed proves to be the case (as earlier
>results show), the slow searchers will get the same benefit with the increase of
>processor speed as the fast searchers. On the other hand, if there is a falloff
>somewhere, watch out for CSTAL, etc. They will rule in a couple years.
I don't see how anyone could confirm a linear ELO increase with ply depth unless
a large amount of games were played with limited depths against human players.
Unless you are talking about computer-computer games where the effect is far
more decisive.
Albert Silver
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