Author: Dann Corbit
Date: 18:30:26 07/24/00
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On July 24, 2000 at 21:04:34, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On July 24, 2000 at 01:58:00, Jouni Uski wrote: > >>In finnish magazine "Tekniikan Maailma" there was interesting >>PC chess software test. This magazine has about 200 000 circulation >>and 1 000 000 readers, which is quite stunning for a 5 million country. >>Test was done by chess master Innala. Here are scores (10 = best >>and 4 = worst note). >> >> % F6 G6.5 H7.32 J6 N7.32 S4 T12 >>Analysis functions 15 10 7 9 10 9 7 6 >>Learning tools 10 9 7 9 9 9 7 6 >>Database functions 10 8 8 8 8 8 8 7 >>Engine strength 30 9 9 9 10 9 9 9 >>Endgame strength 15 9 8 9 9 9 9 7 >>User interface 20 9 9 8 9 8 9 7 >> >>Total 100 9.1 8.3 8.7 9.4 8.7 8.4 7.4 >> >>Innala wrote, that Junior was positionally better than other engines >>so it got full 10. >> >>Jouni > >How can programs that cannot take an EPD file in, analyze it, and return EPD >back out get full marks for analysis functions? Especially when you consider that Steven J. Edwards EPD software used by crafty is publicly available and does a better job than *any* commercial software as far as completeness and correctness of implementation. From Crafty's startup: EPD Kit revision date: 1996.04.21 It's been available over 4 years now.
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