Is 10 minutes a standard and if so it
is standard for 19x19 or 9x9?
For 19x19 I find it a little too fast.
I would prefer
fastest: 4 sec/move (x240 moves) = 16 min
slowest: 30 sec/move (x240 moves) = 2 hours
I would like to try both. Usually fast because,
as you pointed, you get useful results earlier,
but maybe one week each month, slow.
240 moves is above the average length of a 19x19
game. In my 50K games database it is 212 and
games ending before move 100 were removed,
but among weak programs it is low.
Darren Cook wrote:
That summarizes my main argument against short time
controls: it limits the choices for experimentation
so to meet time controls everyone will end up running
very similar MC programs. With more time people have
some breathing space to experiment with new ideas and
intelligence.
I agree even if MC can make very good usage of extra
time, it is not the only approach that does.
As said, doing *both* is also an option.
Jacques.
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