Author: stuart taylor
Date: 08:07:36 09/01/00
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On September 01, 2000 at 09:31:39, Peter Berger wrote: >On September 01, 2000 at 03:51:59, stuart taylor wrote: > >>On September 01, 2000 at 02:18:14, pete wrote: >> >>>Chessmaster , no doubt :-) >> >>Do they do it better than Rebel? >>Whichever does it best, I think I will want to get, but I havn't seen how it >>goes on CM or Rebel, yet. >>Thanks! >>S.Taylor > >Better is difficult to answer . > >For the weaker levels like 500-1800 I think Chessmaster is best by far . > >The Chessbase programs ( like Fritz ) seem to play quite as strong as usual but >then they suddenly commit suicide in the weakened levels . This doesn't feel >very human-like . > >The Rebel club player levels are most human-like I think . They really simulate >a good club player (1800 - 2000 ) very well . But they can't do the other thing >you asked for : going down all the way to ELO 1000 or even lower. > > >The rest is more or less a matter of taste : I personally like the little >personality histories in Chessmaster and the pictures of the opponents and there >are plenty of them at various rating levels , so you can sit there and do some >blitz games just for fun all the afternoon :-) > >pete OK then, so when the coming upgrades are out, I'll try to include Chessmaster into my top 6, and I hope there will still be this feature and no bugs. I like the rebel idea also. Maybe top 8! It's certainly better if it is realistic. The Hiarcs 7, has an instant level which, if you make the slightest trick, you win immeadiately. You must play an open game! Then you win all games easily. But if you try to play honest chess, you might actually lose if your not thinking much. But let's say you make the effort to win every such game, with Hiarcs instant, (e.g. playing quickly with no takebacks - not so simple if you're not being serious, but quite feesable) the next possible level upwards is what? 1-ply? with no hash? no open book? nevertheless even that is a good few hundred elo points more difficult, and imballanced. S.Taylor
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