Author: Djordje Vidanovic
Date: 16:32:40 06/05/00
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On June 05, 2000 at 16:27:33, Jorge wrote: >Can someone tell me what Engine does the CA2k software uses and how strong is >it? >Thanks ;, There have been several short reviews of Chess Academy 5.0, the chess playing program, so far; a good review by Karsten Bauermeister appeared in one of the Computerschach und Spiele issues (the CSS Feb-March issue, 2000). Karsten believes that CA 5.0 is as strong as, say Mchess 8.0 or Crafty, for that matter. (BTW, it's been developed for about five years -- since at least 1995!) Chess Academy 5.0, the chess playing program, is an original 32-bit program by Intelinvest that plays strong chess (how strong I will try to find out, but my first impressions indicate about 2550-2600 on a fast 450Mhz computer!) that is highly original in its style. Two features may account for that: first, its enormous opening book (about 11 milion positions) and the very user-friendly opening book editor, and, second, the concept of integration of typical middle-game positions into the middle-game book that has about 8 million typical patterns (typical in the sense that they are not singularly defined positions but rather structural patterns -- the book actually recognises structurally similar setups so that you may be surprised finding out that on move, say 21, the program comes up with a "book" move from its middle-game book!). I hope to be able to write a comprehensive review during June. I may put up a version on my pages as well... *** Djordje
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