Author: Scott Carmichael
Date: 14:02:16 03/17/98
For the past several weeks I have been playing Fritz 5.0 vs. Hiarcs 6.0 on identical computers, with the same amount of ram allowed for each (32Mb). I have been testing them manually at various preset time controls, and have added no powerbooks, or additional data to either program. The only modification that has been done is to take the database which is included with Fritz (out of the box, as you say), and use the import tree feature to include these games in the programs opening tree. Both programs are installed upon a hard drive, and neither are interupted unless Fritz 5.0 asks for the endgame tablebases, which come with the software. In these games, Fritz 5.0 has scored an amazing 60% of wins, with only 7% of all games being drawn. In fact the only program I own which has scored well against Fritz 5.0 is MChess Pro 5.0, and then only at games played at G/30 or less. Can anyone offer me a plausible explanation as to these results? I have trusted the SSDF for years, and have maded my purchases according to the combination of their evaluations and the results of various well known Comp. vs. Comp. tournaments. It saddens me to think that they have allowed any manufacturer to ruin the well deserved faith that so many of us have placed in them over these years. Thank you for your input, Scott Carmichael
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