Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 23:54:01 02/24/01
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On February 24, 2001 at 19:18:05, Pete Galati wrote: >Anyway, Gandalf is far from being a mass market consumer program like for >example Chessmaster or Fritz. It is however a very interesting first example of >a comercial Chess program that is only a Winboard engine, and not a Winboard >engine that is also offered with an interface Chess program (like Nimzo). Like a lot of other engines present at Paderborn, Gandalf is essentially an amateur program in the sense that it's a spare time project. Removing the GUI development saves time. >As far as money spent on a program vs strength and versitility, it's still not >posible to get more for your dollar than downloading Crafty. But for someone >who collects Chess programs, Gandalf might be considered a must have type of >purchase because it breaks new ground. Hopefully :-). >I'll be very interested in seeing how it finishes up in this tournament. So am I. The last round opponent, Gromit, seems like a tough cookie. They're very similar in development and both have great potential IMO. Mogens.
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