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Subject: Re: About "Centaur"

Author: Pete Galati

Date: 03:16:59 01/06/00

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On January 06, 2000 at 01:32:31, Côme wrote:

>On January 05, 2000 at 16:18:46, Djordje Vidanovic wrote:
>
>>On January 05, 2000 at 15:24:36, Pete Galati wrote:
>>
>>>On January 05, 2000 at 13:42:27, Didzis Cirulis wrote:
>>>
>>>>Me too!
>>>>
>>>>And if you can provide a download link, would be nice.
>>>>
>>>>Didzis Cirulis
>>>
>>>I doubt if that's a posibility, but hey, you gotta try, but see my other post,
>>>it seems to use some code from Mirage which is a download program from Russia
>>>that you can find at Univ of Nis http://www.cent.co.yu/chess/   Mirage plays a
>>>very good game of Chess, even though it's from Russia, the download program is
>>>in English (I don't understand why though)
>>>
>>>Pete
>>
>>Both Centaur and Mirage are excellent chess programs, with unique playing
>>styles. VERY human-like, not intended to play other chess programs, but humans,
>>which they do with much success.  Centaur has a choice of language (Russian or
>>English), and a nice, clear board.  It is a Windows app, and very strong against
>>any human opponent.  Gets up to ply 9 lightning fast, does lots of pruning and
>>does not resemble ANY other program. Centaur is not freeware. The same applies
>>to Mirage which is freeware and can be downloaded from either of my pages:
>>www.computerschach.de/freeware or www.cent.co.yu/chess.  However, Mirage is a
>>DOS program.  Mirage was officially rated at 2115 in Russia in 1997, on a P 133.
>> This should indicate a USA master strength on a PII-300.
>>
>>I'd be most interested in Fernando's impressions of both, primarily Centaur.
>>
>>*** Djordje
>
>
>Hello,
>The version on www.cent.co.yu/chess is not the same than the version who is on
>Gambit Soft !
>Who is the strongest ?
>Best Regards
>Alexandre Côme

The one at Univ of Nis is several months newer than the one at Gambitsoft, I
don't know if that means that it's any stronger though.

Pete



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