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Subject: Re: Best free engine? Fruit 2.0 v Aristarch 4.50 - Blitz 6'+6" 58-44

Author: Alex Newman

Date: 21:01:16 01/16/05

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On January 16, 2005 at 15:14:58, Graham Banks wrote:

>On January 16, 2005 at 15:10:55, Kurt Utzinger wrote:
>
>>      Fruit 2.0 seems indeed to be a strong engine. In view
>>      of the small number of games played in our test
>>      http://www.utzingerk.com/fruit20_test.htm
>>      it's too early for me to guess if Fruit 2.0 is
>>      equal in strength with Aristarch 4.50 and List 5.12
>>      Kurt
>
>
>Ray will include Fruit 2.0 in his next 40 moves in 2 hours tournament along with
>Pharaon 3.2 and Aristarch 4.50.
>
>Graham.

And I am sure Fruit won't do so well there.
Heavy pruning that Fruit does is very good for blitz, but it often makes engine
play bad at long time controls (of course, only if it's unable to find any
tactics).

Alex



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