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Subject: Re: What makes Junior so good?

Author: stuart taylor

Date: 08:32:16 04/28/00

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On April 28, 2000 at 08:16:00, Harald Faber wrote:

>On April 27, 2000 at 16:00:38, stuart taylor wrote:
>
>>People say that junior 6a is not tactically the greatest, and no one seems to
>>agree that it is the best knowledge program either! Yet it is possibly the most
>>succesful program (against other computers) and at worsed second best.
>>In Iraqouzis tournament some time ago, it looked way better than its closest
>>rivals.So if not knowledge or tactics, then what makes it so great? something
>>else?
>
>
>I am absolutely sure that neither the best program in tactics nor the program
>with the most knowledge will climb the mountain.
>It is the program with the best mixture of knowledge, tactical abilities and
>strategy/plan considering the possibility of realisation of those plans.
>
>
>> And I wouldn't agree it has been tested properly against humans yet either.
>>Against humans I think it needs much more testing than against other programs,
>>since humans are moving objects. Some programs might be psychologically more
>>tricky for humans but not stronger against them necesarily.Until-of course the
>>human is used to it.
>
>
>Junior like MCP and Rebel play powerful and in most cases know how to put
>pressure on the opponent. So these programs are hard opponents for humans
>because humans often fail in finding the best defense.
>That makes the named programs so dangerous for humans.

By the way, do you say that junior (and/or) others is more dangerous against
humans than Fritz 6a?
S.Taylor



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