Author: Komputer Korner
Date: 06:43:41 08/06/98
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On August 06, 1998 at 01:40:56, Tord Romstad wrote: >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 One question to your post. The TASCBASE 2.0 king has the King 2.54 engine. Do you know whether TascBase 2.1 has King 2.54 or 2.55? -- Komputer Korner
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