Author: Peter Skinner
Date: 03:06:17 10/13/00
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> I agree that the icc and fics statistics dont impress me. For one thing any >strong engine like fritz or junior would have good statistics if loaded to play >automaticly on icc. And for another i'm not looking for an engine to play on >icc. If that was my interest then this rebel would certainly be a number one >choice. > The talk about how the engine has its own unique style is more persuasive but >I am also intersted in the other features for example can it analise my games >like fritz does? Can it run engine tournaments? Can i make my own books? Can i >load fritz into it? If not can i load crafty into it? And if it does load >winboard engines will it be as dificult for the winboard programmers to program >for as fritz is? thanks Mike Adams Yes it can analyze your games. Yes you can make your own books. Very easily I might add. I am not sure if you can load Fritz into it, I will have to try that. Yes, you can load Crafty into it. In fact, I have Crafty, Yace, Little Golaith, Comet, The Crazy Bishop, and InmiChess all in the ChessPartner interface, with no difficulty. It is as simple as making a folder, and following the directions in a text document for setting up an ini file. Took me less than 3 mins to get most of these working under the interface. Now a little more about the engines of Tiger and Gambit Tiger: Gambit Tiger 1.0: As I stated before, this engine attacks the opponents King relentlessly, which I know can be dangerous, but also is very hard to defend against. I love the playing style, as you have to be a good defender to stand the challenge of this engine. Some of the beta testers feel that Gambit Tiger is actually stronger than Chess Tiger due to this. I just happen to have better results vs the top programs with the "normal" Chess Tiger than the Gambit Tiger 1.0. Possibly I just have not played as many games. ChessTiger 13.0: Well once again Christophe has managed to improve his monster not just slighty, but by leaps and bounds. I feel that Tiger 13.0 is impressively stronger than 12.0, and in fact, in ICS play of games > 30 mins per side, and on slower hardware, I have a 89.3% winning factor vs 12.0 Tiger users. In games < 10 mins per side, I have an even bigger margin of victory. The hash table problem of 12.0 has been fixed, and now you can supply as much hash as you want for Tiger, and it will play the same at 0 1 matches, as it will at 30 30 matches over ICS and locally. This was a big factor to me, as I noticed quite a few posts about Tiger 12.0 users losing on time as the hash tables took some time between moves to clear, and the end result was a lost on time game. Tiger 13.0 has increased knowledge, and a new book, which is very good. All in all, I think it is a more attractive package than a Fritz or Shredder, as it has the strength, database features, Winboard compatibility, user books, !!!ICS automated play!!! ( This is a strong selling point for me, and others I am sure. ). You also get 4 engines, 3 new, 1 older, instead of 1 new engine and 10 others you would not normally use. Each engine has a specific purpose within the package. I believe it is a well thought out chess product, brought by two individuals who have the comsumer in mind, not just the $$$. Need I say more? Ask anything you want to know, and I will answer as best I can.
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