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Subject: Re: M-Chess Pro 8 stronger than Rebel 10 (vs humans) ???

Author: Enrique Irazoqui

Date: 10:28:42 11/06/98

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On November 06, 1998 at 13:03:17, Peter McKenzie wrote:

>The following is a direct quote from the M-Chess Pro 8 review by Komputer Korner
>(see Computer Chess Reports page):
>"The reason to buy M-Chess Pro 8 is to obtain the strongest chess playing
>program against humans. Of course Rebel 10 (with it's strength against humans
>being almost on a par with M-Chess Pro 8 and with many more features) gets the
>nod but again if you want the absolute strongest then M-Chess Pro 8 is for you."
>
>Does Komputer Korner know something I don't?  Or is this a classic case of a
>completely arbitrary opinion being presented as if it were a cast in stone fact?

The "almost on a par" I don't get either. As far as I know, Rebel is the program
that over the years has done best at Aegon, and its performance against Anand
was nothing short of spectacular. Mchess did well against humans, but Rebel has
done even better.

Enrique

>Peter



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