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Subject: Re: Take Five

Author: Ralph E. Carter

Date: 11:09:55 12/20/98

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On December 20, 1998 at 14:01:02, Alois Ganter wrote:

>On December 20, 1998 at 13:45:55, Ralph E. Carter wrote:
>
>>On December 20, 1998 at 09:20:27, Alois Ganter wrote:
>>
>>>Rapid chess tournament with the five best engines. Everybody plays five games
>>>against everybody.
>>>
>>>The Big Five  1998 (25min PII/450, 64MB)
>>>
>>>                 1     2     3     4     5
>>>1   Fritz 5.32   ***** 10110 110½1 1½010 ½½1½½  12.0/20
>>>2   Junior 5.0   01001 ***** 1½00½ 0½111 ½1½11  11.5/20
>>>3   Nimzo '99    001½0 0½11½ ***** 0½1½1 1½01½  10.5/20
>>>4   Hiarcs 6.0   0½101 1½000 1½0½0 ***** ½011½   9.0/20
>>>5   Crafty 16.1  ½½0½½ ½0½00 0½10½ ½100½ *****   7.0/20
>>>
>>>Quiz: What famous historic grandmaster tournament was played with five players
>>>in the same scheme?
>>
>>Wch18-NLD\URS  1948        1     2     3     4     5
>>Botvinnik,Mikhail        ***** ½½1½½ 1½011 11110 1½1½½  14.0/20
>>Smyslov,Vassily          ½½0½½ ***** ½½1½½ 00½1½ 11011  11.0/20
>>Reshevsky,Samuel Herman  0½100 ½½0½½ ***** 1½01½ 1½½11  10.5/20  90.50
>>Keres,Paul               00001 11½0½ 0½10½ ***** 1½111  10.5/20  86.00
>>Euwe,Max                 0½0½½ 00100 0½½00 0½000 *****   4.0/20
>
>Thanks. So the five top fritz engines are closer together in strength than the
>top grandmasters of 1948.
>
>Alois.

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I am listening to Bach on Junior 5.
My Fritz 5.32 is on the way.
The top Fritz engines are EVEN CLOSER together than you think...
Would any of our programming experts like to comment on the above results?...



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