Author: Tord Romstad
Date: 22:40:56 08/05/98
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On August 05, 1998 at 09:05:59, Kim Hvarre wrote: >On August 05, 1998 at 07:41:47, Freddie wrote: > >>Shaun, >> >>I was surprised by a previous posting where you said that Chessmaster 5500 would >>beat Fritz 5 or Rebel 9 on a Pentium II 400 computer. Aren't the latter two >>programs supposed to be superior in both knowledge and search speed? I would >>appreciate it if you or someone else could explain how and why this would be >>possible. >> >>Regards, >>Freddie. > >It is'nt - quote SSDF (uh...): > >*23 Chessmaster 5000 Pentium 90 MHz 2387 49 -45 240 67% 2262* same >engine as CM5500!! This does not prove anything. A Pentium II 400 MHz is very different from a Pentium 90 MHz. The King is a very slow program and seems to play *much* stronger at faster computers. You should also keep in mind that CM5K would be much higher rated if given a decent opening book. The King 2.55 is still one of the top five programs, IMHO. It is extremely strong, has an unusually attractive style of play and is dirt cheap compared to the competitors. I do not own CM 5500, but I have TascBase 2.1 which includes the same King 2.55 engine. The price is only the half of most other professional programs, and you get an excellent chess database in addition to the chess program. The GUI is the best I have seen in any chess program. Since Tasc now has removed the nasty copy protection system of previous versions, I do not understand why this program is not more popular. Tord
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