Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 10:24:25 11/16/00
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On November 16, 2000 at 09:07:23, walter irvin wrote: >to me programs fall into 2 list bean counters and knowledge based . >bean counters >fritz >junior >nimzo >lg2000a > >knowledge based >shredder >hiarcs >rebel >tiger >diep >crafty >king > >now you would think that the knowledge based programs would destroy bean >counters .but that is usually not the case .bean counters are some of the best >and strongest .which makes me wonder if trying to put so much knowledge in a >program really makes it better .i think that depth of search would count for >more than knowledge . To me, they fall into two categories, A-M, and N-Z. I think that the balance of power has favored A-M (Genius, MChess, Fritz, Hiarcs), but over time we are seeing an increase in strength in N-Z (Shredder, Tiger, Nimzo). My personal favorites are mostly A-M programs, and my own program is definitely an A-M program (Ferret), but I do have a few sentimental favorites in the N-Z's (XXXX). The A-M's also include the top mainframe programs (Deep Blue, Hitech, Cray Blitz), and the best open-source program (Crafty), so all in all I think that A-M is still doing better than N-Z. bruce
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