Author: Mogens Larsen
Date: 11:57:11 04/24/00
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On April 24, 2000 at 14:42:36, A.L.Mourik wrote: >Hello to everyone, > >Two days ago I played a Nunn 2 match between Fritz 6 and Crafty 17.10. >This whether to check if Crafty as supposed by e.g Jouni Uski was really as good >as been told . An impossible task since almost no information is known, but it has triggered a lot of testing that otherwise wouldn't have taken place. >The result in a Nunn 2 match that I held was disappointing because it ended in a >clear 29,5 – 10,5 victory for Fritz6. >Timelevel 5min +3 sec. PII 400 each 8 MB HT, pondering off. Well, it's not that surprising a result. Even though not directly comparable, Chessfun has reached similar results so far. >The only reason that I played a Nunn 2 Match between these two engines, was to >TEST which program under equal circumstances, as in this case in the Fritz6 gui, >scored the best. This as an indication of the “chesspower” of that engine. >Imho these are the best circumstances with one computer to tell which program >produces the best chess. Are you absolutely sure that testing under the Fritz6 is equal circumstances? <snip> >I would like to end this discussion with quoting Cock de Gorter who has written >in his article on Kasparovchess.com > >"Crafty is extremely strong in tactics, but it makes positional errors and >misplays some endgames. It doesn’t understand piece mobility. Despite its high >rating on the Internet, Crafty is a weak program compared with the best >commercial chess programs." I remember reading that article, but I can't remember which Crafty version he commented on. I find it hard to believe that misplayed endgames, positional errors and lack of piece mobility has been solved by commercial programs ;o). >I agree on that but still I must say that I am very glad to have Crafty for >free. You and me both :o). Best wishes... Mogens
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