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Subject: Re: Play-the-game test Introduction/FAQ

Author: Thorsten Czub

Date: 10:14:48 12/13/97

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>c) the positions should all in all not favour a certain kind of play,
>but give sharp tactical programs (Fritz, CM 5000 etc) similar chances
>like more "positional" playing ones (Rebel, Hiarcs) or the calm counter
>punchers (Genius etc).  I'm of course using all these rather dumb
>descriptions cum grano salis, because program differences cannot be
>described in too simple patterns today.
>(so hi Thorsten, I fear you must finally say goodbye to the old clichee
>the "two" forces of the holy light of the "knowledge" republic and the
>dark forces of the empire of "the fast searchers"). :-)

Definetely NOT ! The differencation of
Fritz/Nimzo from the rest of the "intelligent" group
(Junior, Virtual2, Shredder2, Mchess7, Rebel9, Hiarcs6) is from my point
of view maybe old fashioned, but not wrong. Of course also the
intelligent programs were able to profit from new search-ideas. Of
course they also try to make their program faster (Chris is an exception
here...:-) but it is not so far to speak from a day when Fritz5 and
Nimzo3.5 will be in ONE group with the intelligent ones.

I know the high NPS of Rebel and Junior confuses many people, but thats
not my problem. I have replayed the Paris games and I do not believe a
second that you can call junior as stupid as fritz. Sorry Moritz, Dirk,
Matthias, but only my opinion.
I do not say goodbye to the dualistic point of view in
computerchess...not yet.



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