Author: Alvaro Rodriguez
Date: 09:14:14 08/15/00
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On August 15, 2000 at 11:09:40, pavel wrote: >On August 15, 2000 at 10:42:57, Peter Skinner wrote: > >>================================================= >> >>Frans Morsch,Fritz- >>Ed Schroder/Jeroen Noomen,Rebel- >>Ed Schroder/Jeroen Noomen/Christophe Theron,ChessTiger- >>James Robertson,Insomniac- >>Franck ZIBI,ZChess >>Bruno BRAS,Pacque Expert >>?lvaro Begu? Aguado,Ruy-Lopez >>Robert Hyatt,CRAFTY- >>Rudolf Huber,SOS- >>Stefan Meyer-Kahlen,Shredder- >>Vincent Diepeveen,DIEP- >>Tony Werten,XiniX >>Chrilly Donninger,Nimzo-8- >>Tom King,Francesca >>Amir Ban/Shay Bushinsky,Junior- >> >>================================================= >> >>This year is a fantastic field. These are the picks for the order of finish, I >>feel will happen. ? are made due to versions playing unknown. >> >>1. Nimzo 8 >>2. Shredder 5? >>3. Crafty 17.13? >>4. ChessTiger 12.9? >>5. Junior 6? >>6. Fritz 7? >>7. Rebel >>8. SOS >>9. Insomniac >>10. Diep >>11. ZChess >>12. Francesca >>13. Ruy-Lopez >>14. Pacque Expert >>15. XiniX >> >>I think Nimzo has the inside track on this years tourney. Every year, Nimzo is >>strong due to it's wide tournament book, but this year it has added strength, so >>I think it really can't lose. >> >>I also believe that Shredder is the only one really that can challenge Nimzo for >>top spot. Shredder hasn't lost a WCCC game in 2 years, and could be very tough, >>but I expect it to lose to Nimzo. >> >>Crafty running on the Alpha is going to be very tough to beat, but I don't think >>it can take out the top 2 to get the title.. would be great so see, but not this >>year I am afraid. I don't want to call it a sleeper due to it's strength, but >>Crafty could take the whole thing. We will have to see what book Robert will use >>for it. In the ICC tournament, it won, and others were shaking their heads. >>Could this be the same result? >> >>ChessTiger comes in #4 this year, and this is really an improvement. If it is >>using tablebases, I would pick it higher, but it's endgame is not as good with >>out them. Christophe has done great work with Ed, and I think it will show at >>this year's tournament. >> >>Junior is next in 5th, what more can I say. Junior is Junior, but not this year. >>The competition is to tough at the top. >> >>New Fritz, maybe new book, we will have to wait to see what happens, but don't >>expect great results. It may be good on chess servers due to amatuers running >>the programs, but these are the authors. They know what is best for their >>programs. 6th place this year. >> >>In 7th place comes Rebel. This is not a GM tournament, so anti-gm is not really >>going to factor in. Rebel vs other top programs, is good, but not tops yet. >> >>SOS is great at long time controls. And rated highly by the SSDF. We will see >>where it finishes, but I think the other commercials will spank it a few times. >>Great program though, and could be one of the sleepers in the tourney. Number 8 >>all the way I think. >> >>Now we come to Insomniac, James has done well with in, and did excellent in the >>ICC tourney. I just feel others has advanced quicker, and Insomniac hasn't. >>Again, this could be another sleeper. 9th place would do well here. >> >>I am only picking Diep here, as the others haven't really had promising >>tournaments. I feel that Diep could actually do quite a bit worse in fact. I >>only rank it here, because it will beat up on the weaker people, but doesn't >>really have a shot against the big boys. Make it faster Vincent, and the results >>will come :) 10th for you this year. >> >>Those are my top 10, I am in no way an expect on this, in fact I haven't even >>wrote my own program. However, I am very good in seeing the advancements >>programs have made, and where others have been left behind. >> >>I think there are really only two programs that can ruin the ChessBase parade of >>programs this year. Crafty and Shredder are going to be in the top. > > >you can be sure that crafty17.13 will play it goes same for chesstiger12.9, >shredder 5 also to add is zchess2.0 . > >my estimation is Fritz to be first........followed by shredder , chesstiger, and >next probably crafty :) > >I wish ferret plays too.......it would be then "the great" event without doubt:) > >pavel My prediction: TOP 5 !! 1. Chesstiger 2. Crafty 3. Shredder 4. Fritz 5. Rebel I think Nimzo and Junior will do good also, and can fight for a top place.. I agree, it would be great if ferret played, but can`t get them all, can we? Regards, Alvaro
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