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

Author: Torstein Hall

Date: 15:55:28 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.

Maybee there is a falloff in playing strenght with added knowledge as well! :-)
Perhaps a lot of knowledge overlapp and just cancel each other out etc. etc.
with very complex evaluations.

Torstein



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