Author: Chris Taylor
Date: 11:04:54 11/12/99
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On November 12, 1999 at 12:38:56, Michel Langeveld wrote: >On November 12, 1999 at 07:15:35, Harpo wrote: > >>This is the Crafty that comes with Fritz 5.32. I'm running it on a P3 450. >>How strong is it compared to some of the top commercial programs (would it >>be within 100 ssdf/elo points of Fritz 5.32 or CM6K)? >> >>I presume it doesn't need as much hash as Fritz. What's a good rule of thumb? >> >>Thanks in advance. > >In my opinion Crafty is slightly weaker then Fritz 5.32. I say slightly so it >means the are good opponents to each other and if you play 100 games the result >will be 60-40 or something. > >The strength of Crafty varies from version to version. It can be that Crafty >16.4 is weaker than 16.3 and 16.5 is suddenly very strong. This is because some >brandnew techniques are tried out. But generally spoken the strength increases >with the versions. You can also load each new generation of wcrafty.xx, into any of the Fritz family interface. Help again, is available from lthe chessbase site!! E.G. Crafty17 is a VERY good engine, and has shown some really good results! IMHO Chris Taylor > >Note that the latest crafty now is 17.1. You can download the latest Crafty >engine which is compliant with Fritz from http://www.chessbase.com. Crafty 16.15 >or something is the latest. To look if Crafty 16.15 is better then Crafty 16.3 >you have to decide for yourself. Play 100 games or decide what you like to most. > >Good luck!
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