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Subject: Re: The program that beats YOU the fastest(the one you think is the best)?

Author: Pete Galati

Date: 23:58:46 04/14/00

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On April 15, 2000 at 02:28:48, Drazen Marovic wrote:

>  I have found that MOST(not all and not necessarily you) people believe the
>program that beats them the fastest is the best.  It should be understood
>though, that people have different styles, and comps have different styles.
>Different styles result in different rates of defeat or wins vs various styles
>of play.  Style however for the most part IMHO does not demonstrate strength.
>IMHO Fritz 6 is the strongest available commercial program.  This meaning for
>example in a tournament vs 1000 random chessplayers, it would do better than any
>other program in the same situation, and with the same pool of opponents.

No, I _don't_ find the program that beats me the fastest to be the best program,
I find it the most irritating, and the one I'm least likely to use.  It's no
good to me if it crushes the life out of me before I get a good game going.
That's not a very interesting game at all.

I've never heard anything about how Fritz 6 is the strongest.

Pete



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