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Subject: Re: Speed vs. Knowledge Debate To Be Decided Soon

Author: blass uri

Date: 08:23:13 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 think there is an assumption that slow searchers and fast searchers have the
same branching factor and also that you get the same elo increase from 5 plies
to 6 plies and the question if you are a fast searcher or a slow searcher is not
relevant.

I think that the last assumption is wrong because slow searchers simply can see
more tactics at the same depth because a big evaluation can tell you things
about tactics(for example that there is a fork).

Uri



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