Author: Vasik Rajlich
Date: 10:07:38 02/12/04
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On February 12, 2004 at 12:05:50, Tansel Turgut wrote: >I play correspondence chess.I have some experience with different engines, and I >like changing engines according to the type of the position. > >I would appreciate your input also: > >Which engines do you think are strongest in these types of positions: > The following are only from my experience with Junior, Shredder and Fritz. >1)Wide open positions (mobile pawn center) 1) Shredder 2) Junior >2)King side attacks 1) Shredder 2) Junior >3)Defense (King)when being attacked No particular impression. >4)Fixed (central) pawn formations No engine that I know of. I've heard Hiarcs but haven't tried it. >5)Compensation after long term pawn sacrifices None. Junior comes closest. Shredder and Junior however are both vicious sacrificing for king attacks, and give hyper-optimistic evaluations when attacking. >6)Compensation after exchange sacrifices Compensation in the form of attacks against the king: Shredder and Junior. Long term compensation, ala Petrosian: none, Junior comes closest. >7)Opening novelties Those won't come with the CD - you'll have to watch the WCCC to get them. >8)endgames None. Closest: 1) Fritz 2) Shredder. Junior needs a lot of work in this area IMO. >9)using 2 bishops advantage No particular impression. >10) middle game plans Ditto. >11) transition from the opening to the middle game Ditto. >12) transition from the middle game to the ending 1) Fritz 2) Shredder Add item #13: least likely to give irrational scores & suggestions: 1) Fritz > >Your recommendations (at least in some of the above-doesn't have to be all) are >apprecited! Of course once Rybka is released then all of the above slide down by 1 :-) Cheers, Vas
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