Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 14:14:02 11/16/00
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On November 16, 2000 at 14:45:54, Chessfun wrote: >On November 16, 2000 at 13:24:25, Bruce Moreland wrote: > >>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 > >This is truly a great post. >Though you did forget to put *Otter* and *Scrappy* in the N-Z program >list, that should make it a little more even. > >What do you think Walter...A-M or N-Z? > >Sarah. Otter and Scrappy are Ferret and Crafty, both long-established A-M programs. And perhaps I can even argue that the A-M's would still beat the N-Z's decisively, since I believe that Tiger's true name is *Chess* Tiger. bruce
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