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Subject: Re: New 80-bit Chess engine Gothic Vortex. Your opinion please.

Author: Tord Romstad

Date: 03:24:37 10/17/03

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On October 16, 2003 at 15:07:38, Russell Reagan wrote:

>"Hello Russell,
>
>I do not think you are correct. A bitboard operation executes so much faster.
>This is why virtually all chess programs are bitboard based, and I know of
>none that use an array move generator.

This is wildly incorrect, but of course you know that as well as I do.

>For example, I tested the following position on Zillions and on Vortex that
>has just 3 pieces.

If you bother to continue the e-mail exchange with the author, please
point out that all comparisons with "Zillions of Games" are completely
worthless.  Of course an engine which plays only a single chess variant
will always be much faster and stronger than a general strategic game
playing engine where the board size and the rules can be configured by
the user.

Tord




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