Author: Shanti
Date: 10:33:18 08/29/00
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Hi Please read the reply to Uri Blass message above. Shanti On August 29, 2000 at 10:38:29, pavel wrote: >On August 29, 2000 at 10:09:34, Shanti wrote: > >>Hi >> >>Chessbase is currently the top firm for chess programs. As a top firm it has >>more resources than other companies. Therefore it can allocate more resources >>for opening preparation, tests, engine tuning etc. >> >>Don't under estimate the value of such assistent it might be 100 elo points as >>indicated earlier. >> >>Shanti >> >>On August 29, 2000 at 07:14:19, Uri Blass wrote: >> >>>On August 29, 2000 at 06:09:05, Marcus Kaestner wrote: >>> >>>>>what does having "chessbase support behind" has to do with winning a WMCC event? >>>> >>>>most professional preparation. this is worth 100 elo in a tournament. >>> >>>Chessbase does not do more professional preperation than other companies. >>> >>>Uri > > >well as a "beta tester" for Fritz engine I didnt see any "above the earth" >preperation by the chessbase company before any release of their product so far. >I dont know about tournaments. >but I tell you, if they make "special preperations" before the tournament, and >have a 100 elo influence on the program, then sadly there is 100 elo differance >between the commercial version and the tournament version. As you dont expect >"every single" consumer to tweak books and add "whatever resources" that will >make it play better. >Ofcourse they have good preperations. but its more or less like the other >companies.........nothing special !! >eg, >Nimzo and Chesstiger did come with a good "opening book" preperation.... > >pavel
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