Author: Roy Eassa
Date: 09:29:59 04/12/02
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On April 12, 2002 at 04:36:51, Tord Romstad wrote: >On April 12, 2002 at 00:38:00, Dana Turnmire wrote: > >>Wouldn't a very fast stupid program be at a disadvantage to a much newer and >>smarter one? From what I have read Deep Blue wasn't that sophisticated when it >>came to forward pruning and general chess knowledge. > >Neither is Fritz, at least concerning chess knowledge (unless things have >changed radically the last few years; the last Fritz version I have tried >was version 5). Fritz is the archetype of the fast and stupid program ... > >Tord There is no comparison between Fritz 5 and the current Fritz 7 when it comes to chess knowledge. The authors might just as well have renamed it to something other than "Fritz" -- it's that different. I think Fritz 7b is a great accomplishment in computer chess. It is very, very strong. I expect that Chess Tiger 15 (and maybe Hiarcs 8) will be similarly strong. On a fast PC, programs like this will win most games against ANY human, even a strong GM, who is not ultra-prepared to play against such an opponent. GMs have not yet devoted the time to really becoming computer-killers. They may (or may not) choose to do so in the future -- if there were good money in it, it would be likely. I do NOT think Fritz or any other PC program is as strong as (much less 'stronger than') Deeper Blue was. It was not "dumb and fast" but rather "very smart and unbelievably fast." As usual, I could be wrong.
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