Author: Kim Hvarre
Date: 02:52:06 08/06/98
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On August 06, 1998 at 01:40:56, Tord Romstad wrote: snip > >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 Well, it still remains to be proven, that e.g. CM5500 gains (much) more than e.g. Rebel9 from a faster platform. To Your comments of CM5500 I 100% agree. Love the program. It's funny. Speculative (perhaps that's why it don't score full in comp-comp games) and the most entertaining program I've met. Then again, I haven't tried CSTal... regards, kim
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