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Subject: Re: What makes Junior so good?

Author: José Carlos

Date: 16:29:54 04/28/00

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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?
> 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.

  I think Junior is not perhaps brilliant is tactics, but makes very few
mistakes, because non-nullmovers ommit less tactical shots at the equal depth,
compared to a nullmover. It probably don't get so deep, but it seems to have
very intelligent extensions, that makes it search deep enought in the critical
lines.
  I like Junior because it plays different from the rest of the programs.

  José C.



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